Tuesday 15 January 2002 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 01:561:56 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:463:46 AM+1.
At sunrise
06:156:15 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:482:48 PM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
13:291:29 PM
The Sun 73° above N. Day length 14 h 29 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
06:156:15 AM to 30:166:16 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 | Śukla Dvitīyā | 27:46 03:463:46 AM Wed | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 23:3111:31 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 15:033:03 PM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 14:482:48 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:16 06:166:16 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:594:59 AM | 06:156:15 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:594:59 AM | 05:375:37 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:185:18 AM | 06:156:15 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:156:15 AM | 09:089:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:089:08 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:089:08 AM | 10:0610:06 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:529:52 AM | 11:4111:41 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:0812:08 PM | 13:531:53 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:001:00 PM | 13:581:58 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:051:05 PM | 13:531:53 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:291:29 PM | 15:183:18 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:562:56 PM | 17:505:50 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:543:54 PM | 16:524:52 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:065:06 PM | 18:556:55 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:505:50 PM | 20:448:44 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:448:44 PM | 22:0010:00 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:448:44 PM | 21:039:03 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:448:44 PM | 21:419:41 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:3312:33 AM+1 | 25:111:11 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:061:06 AM+1 | 25:541:54 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:563:56 AM+1 | 29:435:43 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |