Friday 16 November 2001 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname
Śukravāra. Dvitīyā began at 02:122:12 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:201:20+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:306:30 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:2410:24 AM
Anurādhā gives way to Jyeṣṭhā.
Noon
12:2512:25 PM
The Sun 65° above S. Day length 11 h 51 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
06:306:30 AM to 30:306:30+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 | 25:20 01:201:20 AM Sat | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | 10:2410:24 AM | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 15:183:18 PM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 13:411:41 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:30 06:306:30 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:534:53 AM | 06:306:30 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:534:53 AM | 05:425:42 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:175:17 AM | 06:306:30 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:306:30 AM | 08:528:52 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:597:59 AM | 09:289:28 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:528:52 AM | 11:1411:14 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:528:52 AM | 09:409:40 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:5710:57 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:4912:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0212:02 PM | 12:4912:49 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4912:49 PM | 13:371:37 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:371:37 PM | 15:593:59 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:242:24 PM | 15:113:11 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:233:23 PM | 16:524:52 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:593:59 PM | 18:216:21 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:004:00 PM | 17:365:36 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:216:21 PM | 19:587:58 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:216:21 PM | 18:456:45 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:216:21 PM | 19:347:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0212:02+1 AM | 24:5012:50+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:361:36+1 AM | 27:123:12+1 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |