Monday 15 August 2011 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 01:341:34 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:063:06 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:056:05 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:172:17 PM
Taitila gives way to Gara.
Noon
12:1512:15 PM
The Sun 83° above N. Day length 12 h 20 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
06:056:05 AM to 30:056:05 AM+1
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 | 27:06 03:063:06 AM Tue | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 21:489:48 PM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 24:35 00:3512:35 AM Tue | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 14:172:17 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:05 06:056:05 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:324:32 AM | 06:056:05 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:324:32 AM | 05:185:18 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:554:55 AM | 06:056:05 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:056:05 AM | 08:338:33 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:377:37 AM | 09:109:10 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:338:33 AM | 11:0111:01 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4310:43 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5011:50 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4012:40 PM | 13:291:29 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:291:29 PM | 15:573:57 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:481:48 PM | 15:203:20 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:591:59 PM | 15:433:43 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:192:19 PM | 15:083:08 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:083:08 PM | 15:573:57 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:573:57 PM | 18:256:25 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:256:25 PM | 19:597:59 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:256:25 PM | 18:496:49 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:256:25 PM | 19:357:35 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5111:51 PM | 24:3912:39 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:514:51 AM+1 | 30:376:37 AM+1 | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |