Monday 17 October 2016 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana
Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 20:398:39 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:534:53 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:395:39 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:466:46 AM
Taitila gives way to Gara.
Noon
11:3811:38 AM
The Sun 74° above S. Day length 11 h 57 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
05:395:39 AM to 29:395:39 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 | Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā | 16:534:53 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 19:497:49 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 08:328:32 AM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 06:466:46 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:39 05:395:39 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:034:03 AM | 05:395:39 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:034:03 AM | 04:514:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:274:27 AM | 05:395:39 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:395:39 AM | 08:038:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:097:09 AM | 08:398:39 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:117:11 AM | 08:358:35 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:038:03 AM | 10:2610:26 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:0810:08 AM | 11:3811:38 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0212:02 PM | 12:5012:50 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5012:50 PM | 15:133:13 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:071:07 PM | 14:372:37 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:371:37 PM | 14:252:25 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:252:25 PM | 15:133:13 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:133:13 PM | 17:365:36 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:363:36 PM | 17:005:00 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:365:36 PM | 19:137:13 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:365:36 PM | 18:006:00 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:365:36 PM | 18:496:49 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1411:14 PM | 24:0212:02 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |