Monday 16 July 2007 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 13:561:56 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:251:25 PM.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:145:14 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:038:03 AM
Vajra gives way to Siddhi.
Noon
11:5911:59 AM
The Sun 87° above S. Day length 13 h 31 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
05:145:14 AM to 29:145:14 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 | 13:251:25 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 25:20 01:201:20 AM Tue | Maghā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 08:038:03 AM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 13:251:25 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:14 05:145:14 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:503:50 AM | 05:145:14 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:503:50 AM | 04:324:32 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:114:11 AM | 05:145:14 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:145:14 AM | 07:567:56 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 06:556:55 AM | 08:368:36 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:567:56 AM | 10:3810:38 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:1810:18 AM | 11:5911:59 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3211:32 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3511:35 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2612:26 PM | 13:201:20 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:201:20 PM | 16:024:02 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:401:40 PM | 15:223:22 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:531:53 PM | 15:313:31 PM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:142:14 PM | 15:083:08 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:083:08 PM | 16:024:02 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:024:02 PM | 18:446:44 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:446:44 PM | 20:088:08 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:446:44 PM | 19:057:05 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:446:44 PM | 19:477:47 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3511:35 PM | 24:2312:23 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:4211:42 PM | 25:201:20 AM+1 | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |