Saturday 19 June 2004 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Śanivāra. Dvitīyā began at 04:534:53 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 31:107:10+1 AM, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:266:26 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:4712:47 PM
Ārdrā gives way to Punarvasu.
Noon
12:4212:42 PM
The Sun 74° above N. Day length 12 h 31 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
06:266:26 AM to 30:276:27+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 | Śukla Dvitīyā | past sunrise | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 12:4712:47 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 17:005:00 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 18:036:03 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:27 06:276:27 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:554:55 AM | 06:266:26 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:554:55 AM | 05:405:40 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:175:17 AM | 06:266:26 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:266:26 AM | 08:578:57 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:266:26 AM | 08:008:00 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:266:26 AM | 07:167:16 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:167:16 AM | 08:078:07 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:578:57 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:349:34 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1712:17 PM | 13:071:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:061:06 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:571:57 PM | 16:274:27 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:162:16 PM | 15:503:50 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:472:47 PM | 15:373:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:274:27 PM | 18:586:58 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:586:58 PM | 20:298:29 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:586:58 PM | 19:217:21 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:586:58 PM | 20:068:06 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1812:18+1 AM | 25:061:06+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:112:11+1 AM | 27:583:58+1 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |