Monday 21 February 2000 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 20:198:19 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:406:40 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:566:56 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:257:25 AM
Taitila gives way to Gara.
Noon
12:5412:54 PM
The Sun 72° above S. Day length 11 h 56 m.
sunrise to sunrise
The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.
Day sunrise to sunset
Night sunset to sunrise
good to begin inavoidedneutral
06:566:56 AM to 30:566:56+1 AM
Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā | 18:406:40 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 08:498:49 AM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 28:30 04:304:30 AM Tue | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 07:257:25 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:56 06:566:56 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:205:20 AM | 06:566:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:205:20 AM | 06:086:08 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:445:44 AM | 06:566:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:566:56 AM | 09:209:20 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:268:26 AM | 09:559:55 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:209:20 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:2511:25 AM | 12:5412:54 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3012:30 PM | 13:181:18 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3012:30 PM | 13:181:18 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:181:18 PM | 14:062:06 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:062:06 PM | 16:294:29 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:242:24 PM | 15:533:53 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:542:54 PM | 15:413:41 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:413:41 PM | 16:294:29 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:493:49 PM | 17:235:23 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:294:29 PM | 18:526:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:526:52 PM | 20:298:29 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:526:52 PM | 19:167:16 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:526:52 PM | 20:058:05 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3012:30+1 AM | 25:181:18+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:101:10+1 AM | 26:432:43+1 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |