Thursday 3 November 2005 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 03:553:55 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:562:56 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:026:02 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:0412:04 PM
Viśākhā gives way to Anurādhā.
Noon
11:3711:37 AM
The Sun 50° above S. Day length 11 h 10 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
06:026:02 AM to 30:026:02 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 | 26:56 02:562:56 AM Fri | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 12:0412:04 PM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 16:514:51 PM | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 15:293:29 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:02 06:026:02 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:194:19 AM | 06:026:02 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:194:19 AM | 05:105:10 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:454:45 AM | 06:026:02 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:026:02 AM | 08:168:16 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:026:02 AM | 07:257:25 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:168:16 AM | 10:3010:30 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:498:49 AM | 10:1310:13 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:459:45 AM | 10:3010:30 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1411:14 AM | 11:5911:59 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4412:44 PM | 14:582:58 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:001:00 PM | 14:242:24 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:281:28 PM | 14:132:13 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:132:13 PM | 14:582:58 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:582:58 PM | 17:125:12 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:004:00 PM | 17:345:34 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:125:12 PM | 18:546:54 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:125:12 PM | 17:375:37 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:125:12 PM | 18:296:29 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1311:13 PM | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:251:25 AM+1 | 26:592:59 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |