Tuesday 18 July 2000 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 02:232:23 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:384:38 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:317:31 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:323:32 PM
Taitila gives way to Gara.
Noon
12:2612:26 PM
The Sun 31° above N. 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
07:317:31 AM to 31:317:31 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 | 28:38 04:384:38 AM Wed | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 22:1010:10 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Prīti | 24:05 00:0512:05 AM Wed | Āyuṣmān |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 15:323:32 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:31 07:317:31 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:385:38 AM | 07:317:31 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:385:38 AM | 06:356:35 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:066:06 AM | 07:317:31 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:317:31 AM | 09:299:29 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:299:29 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:299:29 AM | 10:0910:09 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:599:59 AM | 11:1311:13 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:3010:30 AM | 12:1812:18 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0212:02 PM | 12:5012:50 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0712:07 PM | 12:4612:46 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:2612:26 PM | 13:401:40 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:261:26 PM | 15:243:24 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:052:05 PM | 14:442:44 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:542:54 PM | 16:084:08 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:243:24 PM | 17:225:22 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:225:22 PM | 19:157:15 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:225:22 PM | 17:505:50 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:225:22 PM | 18:476:47 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:0111:01 PM | 23:5811:58 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0212:02 AM+1 | 24:5012:50 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:362:36 AM+1 | 28:224:22 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |