Monday 19 October 1925 · Queens, New York, United States
Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 12:2412:24 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:1711:17 AM.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā covers 1 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:116:11 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:1711:17 AM
Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.
Noon
11:4011:40 AM
The Sun 39° above S. Day length 10 h 59 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
06:116:11 AM to 30:126:12 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 | 11:1711:17 AM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 22:2910:29 PM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Āyuṣmān | 27:47 03:473:47 AM Tue | Saubhāgya |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 11:1711:17 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:12 06:126:12 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:274:27 AM | 06:116:11 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:274:27 AM | 05:195:19 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:534:53 AM | 06:116:11 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:116:11 AM | 08:228:22 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:337:33 AM | 08:558:55 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:228:22 AM | 10:3410:34 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:1810:18 AM | 11:4011:40 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1611:16 AM | 12:0412:04 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1811:18 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0212:02 PM | 12:4612:46 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4612:46 PM | 14:582:58 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:021:02 PM | 14:252:25 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:301:30 PM | 14:142:14 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:531:53 PM | 15:273:27 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:142:14 PM | 14:582:58 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:582:58 PM | 17:105:10 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:105:10 PM | 18:546:54 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:105:10 PM | 17:365:36 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:105:10 PM | 18:286:28 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1711:17 PM | 24:0512:05 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:202:20 AM+1 | 27:533:53 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |