Wednesday 6 November 2002 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Budhavāra. Dvitīyā began at 20:078:07 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:025:02 PM.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:455:45 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:326:32 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
11:1811:18 AM
The Sun 49° above S. Day length 11 h 05 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
05:455:45 AM to 29:455:45 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 | 17:025:02 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | 21:179:17 PM | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 20:528:52 PM | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 06:326:32 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:45 05:455:45 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:024:02 AM | 05:455:45 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:024:02 AM | 04:534:53 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:274:27 AM | 05:455:45 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:455:45 AM | 07:587:58 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:087:08 AM | 08:318:31 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:587:58 AM | 10:1110:11 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:549:54 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 10:5310:53 AM | 11:4111:41 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:5510:55 AM | 11:4011:40 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:1711:17 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:5111:51 AM | 13:181:18 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2412:24 PM | 14:372:37 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:081:08 PM | 13:531:53 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:372:37 PM | 16:504:50 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:504:50 PM | 18:336:33 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:504:50 PM | 17:165:16 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:504:50 PM | 18:076:07 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 22:5410:54 PM | 23:4211:42 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:282:28 AM+1 | 27:583:58 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |