Thursday 21 July 2016 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 03:453:45 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:412:41 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:036:03 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:091:09 PM
Prīti gives way to Āyuṣmān.
Noon
12:1712:17 PM
The Sun 77° above N. Day length 12 h 27 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
06:036:03 AM to 30:036:03 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 | 26:41 02:412:41 AM Fri | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 15:553:55 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Prīti | 13:091:09 PM | Āyuṣmān |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 15:163:16 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:03 06:036:03 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:314:31 AM | 06:036:03 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:314:31 AM | 05:175:17 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:544:54 AM | 06:036:03 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:036:03 AM | 08:338:33 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:036:03 AM | 07:377:37 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:338:33 AM | 11:0211:02 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:109:10 AM | 10:4410:44 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:1210:12 AM | 11:0211:02 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5211:52 AM | 12:4212:42 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:321:32 PM | 16:014:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:501:50 PM | 15:243:24 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:222:22 PM | 15:113:11 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:113:11 PM | 16:014:01 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:014:01 PM | 18:316:31 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:316:31 PM | 20:038:03 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:316:31 PM | 18:546:54 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:316:31 PM | 19:407:40 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:507:50 PM | 21:249:24 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5311:53 PM | 24:4112:41 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:145:14 AM+1 | 30:486:48 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |