Saturday 28 August 1999 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Śanivāra. Dvitīyā began at 01:571:57 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:3912:39 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:335:33 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:211:21 PM
Taitila gives way to Gara.
Noon
11:5411:54 AM
The Sun 75° above S. Day length 12 h 43 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
05:335:33 AM to 29:335:33 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 | Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā | 24:39 00:3912:39 AM Sun | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 21:149:14 PM | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 24:48 00:4812:48 AM Sun | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 13:211:21 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:33 05:335:33 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:034:03 AM | 05:335:33 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:034:03 AM | 04:484:48 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:254:25 AM | 05:335:33 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:335:33 AM | 08:058:05 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:335:33 AM | 07:087:08 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:335:33 AM | 06:246:24 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:246:24 AM | 07:147:14 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:058:05 AM | 10:3810:38 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:438:43 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2911:29 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3011:30 AM | 12:1812:18 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:111:11 PM | 15:433:43 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:241:24 PM | 14:582:58 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:301:30 PM | 15:053:05 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:022:02 PM | 14:522:52 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:433:43 PM | 18:166:16 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:166:16 PM | 19:467:46 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:166:16 PM | 18:396:39 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:166:16 PM | 19:247:24 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3011:30 PM | 24:1812:18 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |