Tuesday 13 January 2009 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 10:5510:55 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:447:44 AM.
At sunrise
06:136:13 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:447:44 AM
Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.
Noon
13:291:29 PM
The Sun 74° above N. Day length 14 h 31 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
06:136:13 AM to 30:146:14 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 | 07:447:44 AM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 19:337:33 PM | Maghā |
| Yoga | Prīti | 15:293:29 PM | Āyuṣmān |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 07:447:44 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:14 06:146:14 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:574:57 AM | 06:136:13 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:574:57 AM | 05:355:35 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:165:16 AM | 06:136:13 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:136:13 AM | 09:079:07 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:079:07 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:079:07 AM | 10:0510:05 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:239:23 AM | 10:5010:50 AM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:519:51 AM | 11:4011:40 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| 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 | 15:173:17 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 |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:066:06 PM | 19:337:33 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| 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 | 24:3212:32 AM+1 | 25:101:10 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:051:05 AM+1 | 25:531:53 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |