Friday 18 April 2003 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Śukravāra. Dvitīyā began at 21:489:48 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:086:08 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:326:32 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:567:56 AM
Taitila gives way to Gara.
Noon
12:4012:40 PM
The Sun 86° above N. Day length 12 h 17 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
06:326:32 AM to 30:316:31+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 | 18:086:08 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 26:25 02:252:25 AM Sat | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 19:407:40 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 07:567:56 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:31 06:316:31 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:584:58 AM | 06:326:32 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:584:58 AM | 05:455:45 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:215:21 AM | 06:326:32 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:326:32 AM | 08:598:59 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:048:04 AM | 09:369:36 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:598:59 AM | 11:2611:26 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:598:59 AM | 09:489:48 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:0810:08 AM | 11:3311:33 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:0811:08 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1612:16 PM | 13:051:05 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1612:16 PM | 13:041:04 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:051:05 PM | 13:541:54 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:541:54 PM | 16:214:21 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:432:43 PM | 15:323:32 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:443:44 PM | 17:165:16 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:214:21 PM | 18:496:49 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:386:38 PM | 20:038:03 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:496:49 PM | 20:228:22 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:496:49 PM | 19:127:12 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:496:49 PM | 19:597:59 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1612:16+1 AM | 25:041:04+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 30:006:00+1 AM | 31:277:27+1 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |