Thursday 22 October 1998 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 15:413:41 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:106:10 PM.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:555:55 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
18:106:10 PM
Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.
Noon
11:3811:38 AM
The Sun 54° above S. Day length 11 h 26 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
05:555:55 AM to 29:555:55 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 | 18:106:10 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 26:34 02:342:34 AM Fri | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Āyuṣmān | 28:42 04:424:42 AM Fri | Saubhāgya |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 18:106:10 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:55 05:555:55 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:144:14 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:144:14 AM | 05:045:04 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:394:39 AM | 05:555:55 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:555:55 AM | 08:128:12 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:555:55 AM | 07:207:20 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 05:555:55 AM | 07:427:42 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:128:12 AM | 10:2910:29 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:468:46 AM | 10:1210:12 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:439:43 AM | 10:2910:29 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4612:46 PM | 15:033:03 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:031:03 PM | 14:292:29 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:321:32 PM | 14:182:18 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:182:18 PM | 15:033:03 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:033:03 PM | 17:205:20 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:414:41 PM | 18:296:29 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:205:20 PM | 19:017:01 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:205:20 PM | 17:465:46 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:205:20 PM | 18:366:36 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1411:14 PM | 24:0212:02 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |