Saturday 21 October 2017 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Śanivāra. Dvitīyā began at 01:371:37 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:013:01+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:575:57 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:1710:17 AM
Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.
Noon
11:5511:55 AM
The Sun 72° above S. Day length 11 h 56 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
05:575:57 AM to 29:575:57+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 | 27:01 03:013:01 AM Sun | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 10:1710:17 AM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Prīti | 15:183:18 PM | Āyuṣmān |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 14:152:15 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:57 05:575:57 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:214:21 AM | 05:575:57 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:214:21 AM | 05:095:09 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:454:45 AM | 05:575:57 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:575:57 AM | 08:208:20 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:575:57 AM | 07:277:27 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:575:57 AM | 06:456:45 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:456:45 AM | 07:337:33 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:208:20 AM | 10:4410:44 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:568:56 AM | 10:2610:26 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3111:31 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3111:31 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:071:07 PM | 15:303:30 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:251:25 PM | 14:542:54 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:541:54 PM | 14:422:42 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:303:30 PM | 17:535:53 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:224:22 PM | 18:076:07 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:535:53 PM | 19:307:30 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:535:53 PM | 18:176:17 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:535:53 PM | 19:057:05 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3111:31 PM | 24:1912:19+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:492:49+1 AM | 28:334:33+1 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |