Wednesday 24 June 2009 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Budhavāra. Dvitīyā began at 18:526:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:143:14 PM.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:454:45 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:025:02 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
11:3611:36 AM
The Sun 88° above S. Day length 13 h 42 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
04:454:45 AM to 28:454:45 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 | 15:143:14 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 15:343:34 PM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 11:5111:51 AM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 05:025:02 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 28:45 04:454:45 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:233:23 AM | 04:454:45 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:233:23 AM | 04:044:04 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:433:43 AM | 04:454:45 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:454:45 AM | 07:307:30 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 04:584:58 AM | 06:236:23 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:286:28 AM | 08:118:11 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:307:30 AM | 10:1410:14 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:549:54 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:0911:09 AM | 12:0412:04 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1211:12 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:3611:36 AM | 13:191:19 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5912:59 PM | 15:433:43 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:271:27 PM | 14:512:51 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:531:53 PM | 14:482:48 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:433:43 PM | 18:276:27 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:276:27 PM | 19:507:50 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:276:27 PM | 18:486:48 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:276:27 PM | 19:297:29 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:4210:42 PM | 24:0812:08 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1211:12 PM | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |