Tuesday 6 August 2024 · Queens, New York, United States
Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 08:348:34 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:2310:23 AM.
Observed here on this day
Tṛtīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:585:58 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:148:14 AM
Maghā gives way to Pūrva Phalgunī.
Noon
13:011:01 PM
The Sun 66° above S. Day length 14 h 06 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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05:585:58 AM to 29:595:59 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 | 10:2310:23 AM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 08:148:14 AM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Parigha | 26:11 02:112:11 AM Wed | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 10:2310:23 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:59 05:595:59 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:394:39 AM | 05:585:58 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:394:39 AM | 05:185:18 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:584:58 AM | 05:585:58 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:585:58 AM | 08:478:47 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:478:47 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:478:47 AM | 09:439:43 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:299:29 AM | 11:1511:15 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3312:33 PM | 13:291:29 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3712:37 PM | 13:251:25 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:011:01 PM | 14:472:47 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:252:25 PM | 17:155:15 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:223:22 PM | 16:184:18 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:324:32 PM | 18:186:18 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:105:10 PM | 18:576:57 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:155:15 PM | 20:048:04 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:048:04 PM | 21:239:23 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:048:04 PM | 20:248:24 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:048:04 PM | 21:039:03 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:0212:02 AM+1 | 24:4212:42 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3712:37 AM+1 | 25:251:25 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:523:52 AM+1 | 29:395:39 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |