Monday 13 December 2004 · Queens, New York, United States
Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 16:464:46 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:031:03 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:117:11 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:031:03 PM
Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.
Noon
11:5011:50 AM
The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 17 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
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07:117:11 AM to 31:127:12 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 | 13:031:03 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 20:118:11 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 22:2810:28 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 13:031:03 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:12 07:127:12 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:145:14 AM | 07:117:11 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:145:14 AM | 06:126:12 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:435:43 AM | 07:117:11 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:117:11 AM | 09:039:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:337:33 AM | 08:578:57 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:218:21 AM | 09:319:31 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:039:03 AM | 10:5410:54 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4010:40 AM | 11:5011:50 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3111:31 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0812:08 PM | 12:4512:45 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4512:45 PM | 14:372:37 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:5912:59 PM | 14:092:09 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:231:23 PM | 14:002:00 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:002:00 PM | 14:372:37 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:372:37 PM | 16:284:28 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:583:58 PM | 17:225:22 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:284:28 PM | 18:266:26 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:284:28 PM | 16:584:58 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:284:28 PM | 17:575:57 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2611:26 PM | 24:1412:14 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:163:16 AM+1 | 28:414:41 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |