Saturday 28 October 2000 · Queens, New York, United States
Śanivāra. Dvitīyā began at 03:433:43 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:043:04 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:227:22 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:5512:55 PM
Āyuṣmān gives way to Saubhāgya.
Noon
12:3912:39 PM
The Sun 36° above S. Day length 10 h 34 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
07:227:22 AM to 30:236:23 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 | 27:04 03:043:04 AM Sun | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 22:2310:23 PM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Āyuṣmān | 12:5512:55 PM | Saubhāgya |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 15:483:48 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:23 06:236:23 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:345:34 AM | 07:227:22 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:345:34 AM | 06:286:28 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:016:01 AM | 07:227:22 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:227:22 AM | 09:299:29 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:227:22 AM | 08:418:41 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:227:22 AM | 08:048:04 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:048:04 AM | 08:468:46 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:299:29 AM | 11:3511:35 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:0010:00 AM | 11:2011:20 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:031:03 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:001:00 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:171:17 PM | 14:562:56 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:421:42 PM | 15:493:49 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:581:58 PM | 15:173:17 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:252:25 PM | 15:073:07 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:493:49 PM | 17:565:56 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:565:56 PM | 19:447:44 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:565:56 PM | 18:236:23 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:565:56 PM | 19:177:17 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1512:15 AM+1 | 25:031:03 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:371:37 AM+1 | 27:193:19 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |