Tuesday 5 August 1997 · Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela
Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 06:186:18 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:418:41 AM.
Observed here on this day
Tṛtīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:366:36 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:418:41 AM
Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.
Noon
12:5212:52 PM
The Sun 84° above N. Day length 12 h 33 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
06:366:36 AM to 30:366:36+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 | 08:418:41 AM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 08:458:45 AM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Parigha | 28:52 04:524:52 AM Wed | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 08:418:41 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:36 06:366:36 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:045:04 AM | 06:366:36 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:045:04 AM | 05:505:50 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:275:27 AM | 06:366:36 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:366:36 AM | 09:079:07 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:079:07 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:079:07 AM | 09:579:57 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:449:44 AM | 11:1811:18 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2712:27 PM | 13:171:17 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2812:28 PM | 13:161:16 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:5212:52 PM | 14:262:26 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:082:08 PM | 16:384:38 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:582:58 PM | 15:483:48 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:004:00 PM | 17:355:35 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:384:38 PM | 19:097:09 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:485:48 PM | 19:367:36 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:097:09 PM | 20:408:40 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:097:09 PM | 19:327:32 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:097:09 PM | 20:178:17 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:4411:44 PM | 24:2912:29+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2812:28+1 AM | 25:161:16+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:394:39+1 AM | 30:276:27+1 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |