Tuesday 15 January 2002 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana
Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 10:5610:56 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:4612:46 PM.
At sunrise
06:096:09 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:318:31 AM
Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.
Noon
12:0212:02 PM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 11 h 46 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
06:096:09 AM to 30:096:09 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 | 12:4612:46 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 08:318:31 AM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 24:28 00:2812:28 AM Wed | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 12:4612:46 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:09 06:096:09 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:314:31 AM | 06:096:09 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:314:31 AM | 05:205:20 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:564:56 AM | 06:096:09 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:096:09 AM | 08:308:30 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:308:30 AM | 10:5210:52 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:308:30 AM | 09:179:17 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:069:06 AM | 10:3410:34 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0212:02 PM | 13:301:30 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:5612:56 PM | 14:432:43 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:131:13 PM | 15:343:34 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:002:00 PM | 14:472:47 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:592:59 PM | 16:274:27 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:343:34 PM | 17:555:55 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:555:55 PM | 19:337:33 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:555:55 PM | 18:196:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:555:55 PM | 19:087:08 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:4910:49 PM | 23:3811:38 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:3511:35 PM | 25:211:21 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3811:38 PM | 24:2612:26 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |