Monday 20 April 2015 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 21:329:32 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:037:03 PM.
Observed here on this day
Tṛtīyā covers 49 of 94 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:016:01 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:148:14 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:1012:10 PM
The Sun 86° above N. Day length 12 h 18 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
06:016:01 AM to 30:006:00+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 | 19:037:03 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 13:171:17 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Āyuṣmān | 25:07 01:071:07 AM Tue | Saubhāgya |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 08:148:14 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:00 06:006:00 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:274:27 AM | 06:016:01 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:274:27 AM | 05:145:14 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:514:51 AM | 06:016:01 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:016:01 AM | 08:288:28 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:337:33 AM | 09:059:05 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:288:28 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:528:52 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:3710:37 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4511:45 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3412:34 PM | 13:231:23 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:231:23 PM | 15:513:51 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:421:42 PM | 15:143:14 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:132:13 PM | 15:023:02 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:023:02 PM | 15:513:51 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:513:51 PM | 18:186:18 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:186:18 PM | 19:527:52 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 | 19:297:29 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4511:45 PM | 24:3312:33+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:3712:37+1 AM | 26:082:08+1 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |