Tuesday 7 August 1956 · Queens, New York, United States
Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 03:403:40 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:1212:12+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:585:58 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:0911:09 AM
Varīyān gives way to Parigha.
Noon
13:011:01 PM
The Sun 66° above S. Day length 14 h 05 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
05:585:58 AM to 29:595:59+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 | 24:12 00:1212:12 AM Wed | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 19:237:23 PM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 11:0911:09 AM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 13:531:53 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:59 05:595:59 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:394:39 AM | 05:585:58 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:394:39 AM | 05:185:18 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:594:59 AM | 05:585:58 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:585:58 AM | 08:478:47 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:458:45 AM | 10:1010:10 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:478:47 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:478:47 AM | 09:439:43 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:299:29 AM | 11:1511:15 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3212:32 PM | 13:291:29 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3712:37 PM | 13:251:25 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:011:01 PM | 14:462:46 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:252:25 PM | 17:145:14 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:223:22 PM | 16:184:18 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:324:32 PM | 18:186:18 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:145:14 PM | 20:038:03 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:155:15 PM | 18:406:40 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:038:03 PM | 21:239:23 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:038:03 PM | 20:238:23 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:038:03 PM | 21:039:03 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:0212:02+1 AM | 24:4112:41+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3712:37+1 AM | 25:251:25+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:362:36+1 AM | 28:034:03+1 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |