Friday 4 July 2008 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana
Śukravāra. Dvitīyā began at 19:027:02 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:104:10 PM.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:425:42 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:104:10 PM
Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.
Noon
11:5711:57 AM
The Sun 74° above N. Day length 12 h 30 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
05:425:42 AM to 29:425:42+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 | 16:104:10 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 21:559:55 PM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 22:4710:47 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 16:104:10 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:42 05:425:42 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:104:10 AM | 05:425:42 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:104:10 AM | 04:564:56 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:334:33 AM | 05:425:42 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:425:42 AM | 08:128:12 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:127:12 AM | 08:418:41 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:167:16 AM | 08:508:50 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:128:12 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:128:12 AM | 09:029:02 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:2310:23 AM | 11:5711:57 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3211:32 AM | 12:2212:22 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3311:33 AM | 12:2112:21 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2212:22 PM | 13:121:12 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:121:12 PM | 15:423:42 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:022:02 PM | 14:522:52 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:053:05 PM | 16:384:38 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:423:42 PM | 18:126:12 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:024:02 PM | 17:305:30 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:126:12 PM | 19:447:44 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:126:12 PM | 18:356:35 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:126:12 PM | 19:217:21 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3311:33 PM | 24:2112:21+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |