Tuesday 29 January 2013 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 11:0111:01 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:2811:28 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:296:29 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:468:46 AM
Saubhāgya gives way to Śobhana.
Noon
12:2412:24 PM
The Sun 65° above S. Day length 11 h 49 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
06:296:29 AM to 30:296:29 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 | 11:2811:28 AM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 18:416:41 PM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 08:468:46 AM | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 11:2811:28 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:29 06:296:29 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:524:52 AM | 06:296:29 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:524:52 AM | 05:415:41 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:165:16 AM | 06:296:29 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:296:29 AM | 08:518:51 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:518:51 AM | 11:1311:13 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:518:51 AM | 09:389:38 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:279:27 AM | 10:5510:55 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4712:47 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:2412:24 PM | 13:521:52 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:351:35 PM | 15:563:56 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:222:22 PM | 15:093:09 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:213:21 PM | 16:504:50 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:563:56 PM | 18:186:18 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:114:11 PM | 17:515:51 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:186:18 PM | 19:567:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:186:18 PM | 18:426:42 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:186:18 PM | 19:317:31 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:1111:11 PM | 23:5911:59 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 24:4812:48 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:512:51 AM+1 | 28:304:30 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |