Wednesday 6 November 2002 · Queens, New York, United States
Budhavāra. Dvitīyā began at 12:0712:07 PM yesterday, and holds until 09:029:02 AM.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:326:32 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:029:02 AM
Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.
Noon
11:3911:39 AM
The Sun 33° above S. Day length 10 h 14 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
06:326:32 AM to 30:336:33 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 | 09:029:02 AM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | 13:171:17 PM | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 12:5212:52 PM | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 09:029:02 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:33 06:336:33 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:424:42 AM | 06:326:32 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:424:42 AM | 05:375:37 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:095:09 AM | 06:326:32 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:326:32 AM | 08:358:35 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:487:48 AM | 09:059:05 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:358:35 AM | 10:3710:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:2210:22 AM | 11:3911:39 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:0312:03 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:1811:18 AM | 11:5911:59 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:5612:56 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4012:40 PM | 14:432:43 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:211:21 PM | 14:022:02 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:432:43 PM | 16:464:46 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:464:46 PM | 18:366:36 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:464:46 PM | 17:135:13 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:464:46 PM | 18:096:09 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:286:28 PM | 19:587:58 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1511:15 PM | 24:0312:03 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:233:23 AM+1 | 28:524:52 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |