Thursday 24 October 1957 · Queens, New York, United States
Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 21:549:54 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:327:32 PM.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:177:17 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:398:39 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:4012:40 PM
The Sun 37° above S. Day length 10 h 46 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
07:177:17 AM to 31:187:18 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 | 19:327:32 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 21:459:45 PM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Āyuṣmān | 19:277:27 PM | Saubhāgya |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 08:398:39 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 31:18 07:187:18 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:315:31 AM | 07:177:17 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:315:31 AM | 06:246:24 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:575:57 AM | 07:177:17 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:177:17 AM | 09:269:26 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:177:17 AM | 08:378:37 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:269:26 AM | 11:3511:35 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:589:58 AM | 11:1911:19 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:5210:52 AM | 11:3511:35 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:031:03 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:011:01 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:321:32 PM | 15:023:02 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:441:44 PM | 15:533:53 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:002:00 PM | 15:213:21 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:272:27 PM | 15:103:10 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:103:10 PM | 15:533:53 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:533:53 PM | 18:026:02 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:026:02 PM | 19:487:48 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:026:02 PM | 18:296:29 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:026:02 PM | 19:227:22 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1612:16 AM+1 | 25:041:04 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:351:35 AM+1 | 27:073:07 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |