Monday 24 December 2018 · Kabul, Afghanistan
Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 19:127:12 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:593:59 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:586:58 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:593:59 PM
Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.
Noon
11:5311:53 AM
The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 50 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
06:586:58 AM to 30:586:58 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 | 15:593:59 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 17:225:22 PM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Indra | 24:37 00:3712:37 AM Tue | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 15:593:59 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:58 06:586:58 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:045:04 AM | 06:586:58 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:045:04 AM | 06:016:01 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:335:33 AM | 06:586:58 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:586:58 AM | 08:568:56 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:118:11 AM | 09:259:25 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:568:56 AM | 10:5410:54 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:3910:39 AM | 11:5311:53 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2911:29 AM | 12:1712:17 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3311:33 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1212:12 PM | 12:5212:52 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5212:52 PM | 14:502:50 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:071:07 PM | 14:202:20 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:311:31 PM | 14:102:10 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:102:10 PM | 14:502:50 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:502:50 PM | 16:484:48 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:133:13 PM | 16:394:39 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:484:48 PM | 18:416:41 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:484:48 PM | 17:165:16 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:484:48 PM | 18:136:13 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2911:29 PM | 24:1712:17 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:3312:33 AM+1 | 25:591:59 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |