Wednesday 21 April 2004 · Queens, New York, United States
Budhavāra. Dvitīyā began at 10:5710:57 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:5812:58 PM.
Observed here on this day
Tṛtīyā covers 83 of 83 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:076:07 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:5712:57 PM
Āyuṣmān gives way to Saubhāgya.
Noon
12:5412:54 PM
The Sun 61° above S. Day length 13 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
06:076:07 AM to 30:066:06 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 | 12:5812:58 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 29:03 05:035:03 AM Thu | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Āyuṣmān | 12:5712:57 PM | Saubhāgya |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 12:5812:58 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:06 06:066:06 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:444:44 AM | 06:076:07 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:444:44 AM | 05:265:26 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:055:05 AM | 06:076:07 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:076:07 AM | 08:508:50 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:497:49 AM | 09:319:31 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:508:50 AM | 11:3311:33 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:5412:54 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2712:27 PM | 13:211:21 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3012:30 PM | 13:181:18 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:5412:54 PM | 14:362:36 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:162:16 PM | 16:584:58 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:103:10 PM | 16:044:04 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:403:40 PM | 17:275:27 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:584:58 PM | 19:417:41 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:417:41 PM | 21:049:04 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:417:41 PM | 20:028:02 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:417:41 PM | 20:448:44 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3012:30 AM+1 | 25:181:18 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:222:22 AM+1 | 28:094:09 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |