Monday 29 December 2008 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 02:002:00 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:314:31 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:006:00 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:173:17 PM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
13:221:22 PM
The Sun 75° above N. Day length 14 h 45 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
06:006:00 AM to 30:006:00 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 | 28:31 04:314:31 AM Tue | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | past sunrise | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 29:30 05:305:30 AM Tue | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 15:173:17 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:00 06:006:00 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:464:46 AM | 06:006:00 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:464:46 AM | 05:235:23 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:045:04 AM | 06:006:00 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:006:00 AM | 08:578:57 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:507:50 AM | 09:419:41 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:578:57 AM | 11:5411:54 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:3111:31 AM | 13:221:22 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5312:53 PM | 13:521:52 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5812:58 PM | 13:461:46 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:481:48 PM | 15:353:35 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:521:52 PM | 14:512:51 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:512:51 PM | 17:485:48 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:133:13 PM | 17:035:03 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:503:50 PM | 16:494:49 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:494:49 PM | 17:485:48 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:485:48 PM | 20:458:45 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:458:45 PM | 21:599:59 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:458:45 PM | 21:039:03 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:458:45 PM | 21:409:40 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:3312:33 AM+1 | 26:212:21 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5812:58 AM+1 | 25:461:46 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |