Monday 26 December 2011 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 21:349:34 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:028:02 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:196:19 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:306:30 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhā gives way to Uttarāṣāḍhā.
Noon
12:1112:11 PM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 43 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
06:196:19 AM to 30:206:20 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 | Śukla Dvitīyā | 20:028:02 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 06:306:30 AM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 12:0712:07 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 08:448:44 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:20 06:206:20 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:414:41 AM | 06:196:19 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:414:41 AM | 05:305:30 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:065:06 AM | 06:196:19 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:196:19 AM | 08:408:40 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:477:47 AM | 09:159:15 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:408:40 AM | 11:0111:01 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4310:43 AM | 12:1112:11 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4711:47 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4711:47 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3412:34 PM | 13:211:21 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:211:21 PM | 15:423:42 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:391:39 PM | 15:073:07 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:082:08 PM | 14:552:55 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:172:17 PM | 15:513:51 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:552:55 PM | 15:423:42 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:423:42 PM | 18:026:02 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:026:02 PM | 19:417:41 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:026:02 PM | 18:276:27 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:026:02 PM | 19:167:16 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:3811:38 PM | 25:111:11 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4711:47 PM | 24:3512:35 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |