Friday 17 July 2015 · Omdurman, Khartoum, Sudan
Śukravāra. Dvitīyā began at 05:105:10 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:286:28 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:286:28 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:551:55 PM
Puṣya gives way to Āśleṣā.
Noon
12:5612:56 PM
The Sun 84° above N. Day length 12 h 57 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
06:286:28 AM to 30:286:28 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 | 30:28 06:286:28 AM Sat | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 13:551:55 PM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 19:027:02 PM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 17:455:45 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:28 06:286:28 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:594:59 AM | 06:286:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:594:59 AM | 05:435:43 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:215:21 AM | 06:286:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:286:28 AM | 09:039:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:057:05 AM | 08:478:47 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:058:05 AM | 09:429:42 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:039:03 AM | 11:3811:38 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:039:03 AM | 09:559:55 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:1911:19 AM | 12:5612:56 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3012:30 PM | 13:221:22 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3212:32 PM | 13:201:20 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:221:22 PM | 14:142:14 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:142:14 PM | 16:494:49 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:063:06 PM | 15:573:57 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:104:10 PM | 17:485:48 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:494:49 PM | 19:257:25 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:257:25 PM | 20:538:53 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:257:25 PM | 19:477:47 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:257:25 PM | 20:318:31 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3212:32 AM+1 | 25:201:20 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:503:50 AM+1 | 29:355:35 AM+1 | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |