Tuesday 15 January 2002 · Queens, New York, United States
Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 09:569:56 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:4611:46 AM.
At sunrise
07:187:18 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:317:31 AM
Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.
Noon
12:0512:05 PM
The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 35 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
07:187:18 AM to 31:177:17 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 | 11:4611:46 AM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 07:317:31 AM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 23:2811:28 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 11:4611:46 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:17 07:177:17 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:225:22 AM | 07:187:18 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:225:22 AM | 06:206:20 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:515:51 AM | 07:187:18 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:187:18 AM | 09:139:13 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:139:13 AM | 11:0711:07 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:139:13 AM | 09:519:51 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:419:41 AM | 10:5310:53 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:5611:56 AM | 13:431:43 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0512:05 PM | 13:171:17 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:021:02 PM | 14:572:57 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:411:41 PM | 14:192:19 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:292:29 PM | 15:413:41 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:572:57 PM | 16:524:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:524:52 PM | 18:486:48 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:524:52 PM | 17:215:21 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:524:52 PM | 18:196:19 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:3510:35 PM | 24:2112:21 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:3810:38 PM | 23:3611:36 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4111:41 PM | 24:2912:29 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |