Tuesday 15 January 2002 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 17:565:56 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:467:46 PM.
At sunrise
06:406:40 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:486:48 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:0212:02 PM
The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 46 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
06:406:40 AM to 30:406:40 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 | 19:467:46 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 15:313:31 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 07:037:03 AM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 06:486:48 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:40 06:406:40 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:544:54 AM | 06:406:40 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:544:54 AM | 05:475:47 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:205:20 AM | 06:406:40 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:406:40 AM | 08:498:49 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:498:49 AM | 10:5810:58 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:498:49 AM | 09:329:32 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:219:21 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0312:03 PM | 13:231:23 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:071:07 PM | 15:163:16 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:501:50 PM | 14:332:33 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:442:44 PM | 16:054:05 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:163:16 PM | 17:255:25 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:255:25 PM | 19:117:11 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:255:25 PM | 17:525:52 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:255:25 PM | 18:456:45 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:567:56 PM | 21:439:43 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:4310:43 PM | 23:3611:36 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3911:39 PM | 24:2712:27 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 30:356:35 AM+1 | 32:218:21 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |