Thursday 20 April 2000 · Surat, Gujarat, India
Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 23:4111:41 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:4312:43+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:166:16 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:0812:08 PM
Taitila gives way to Gara.
Noon
12:3812:38 PM
The Sun 80° 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
06:166:16 AM to 30:156:15+1 AM
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 | 24:43 00:4312:43 AM Fri | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 28:58 04:584:58 AM Fri | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 15:503:50 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 12:0812:08 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:15 06:156:15 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:464:46 AM | 06:166:16 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:464:46 AM | 05:315:31 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:085:08 AM | 06:166:16 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:166:16 AM | 08:498:49 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:166:16 AM | 07:517:51 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:498:49 AM | 11:2111:21 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:169:16 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:279:27 AM | 11:0211:02 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:3010:30 AM | 11:2111:21 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1212:12 PM | 13:031:03 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1412:14 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:541:54 PM | 16:274:27 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:132:13 PM | 15:493:49 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:452:45 PM | 15:363:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:363:36 PM | 16:274:27 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:274:27 PM | 18:596:59 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:596:59 PM | 20:308:30 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:596:59 PM | 19:227:22 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:596:59 PM | 20:078:07 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:337:33 PM | 21:169:16 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1312:13+1 AM | 25:011:01+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |