Tuesday 20 October 2009 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 15:283:28 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:582:58 PM.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:296:29 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:379:37 AM
Prīti gives way to Āyuṣmān.
Noon
13:051:05 PM
The Sun 63° above N. Day length 13 h 13 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
06:296:29 AM to 30:276:27+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 | Śukla Dvitīyā | 14:582:58 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 26:50 02:502:50 AM Wed | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Prīti | 09:379:37 AM | Āyuṣmān |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 14:582:58 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:27 06:276:27 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:025:02 AM | 06:296:29 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:025:02 AM | 05:465:46 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:245:24 AM | 06:296:29 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:296:29 AM | 09:079:07 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:058:05 AM | 09:439:43 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:079:07 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:079:07 AM | 10:0010:00 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:479:47 AM | 11:2611:26 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3912:39 PM | 13:321:32 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4112:41 PM | 13:291:29 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:051:05 PM | 14:442:44 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:252:25 PM | 17:035:03 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:183:18 PM | 16:104:10 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:244:24 PM | 18:036:03 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:035:03 PM | 19:427:42 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:525:52 PM | 19:307:30 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:427:42 PM | 21:089:08 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:427:42 PM | 20:038:03 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:427:42 PM | 20:468:46 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:0012:00+1 AM | 24:4312:43+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4112:41+1 AM | 25:291:29+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |