Tuesday 19 August 1997 · Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela
Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 03:143:14 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:3611:36 PM.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:376:37 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:397:39 AM
Atigaṇḍa gives way to Sukarmā.
Noon
12:5012:50 PM
The Sun 88° above N. Day length 12 h 26 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
06:376:37 AM to 30:376:37+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 | Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā | 23:3611:36 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 11:5611:56 AM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 07:397:39 AM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 13:241:24 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:37 06:376:37 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:055:05 AM | 06:376:37 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:055:05 AM | 05:515:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:285:28 AM | 06:376:37 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:376:37 AM | 09:069:06 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:069:06 AM | 11:3511:35 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:069:06 AM | 09:569:56 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:439:43 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2512:25 PM | 13:151:15 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2612:26 PM | 13:141:14 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:5012:50 PM | 14:232:23 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:042:04 PM | 16:344:34 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:542:54 PM | 15:443:44 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:563:56 PM | 17:305:30 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:344:34 PM | 19:037:03 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:365:36 PM | 19:017:01 PM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:037:03 PM | 20:358:35 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:037:03 PM | 19:267:26 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:037:03 PM | 20:128:12 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:4011:40 PM | 24:2712:27+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2612:26+1 AM | 25:141:14+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:062:06+1 AM | 27:313:31+1 AM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |