Monday 20 August 2001 · Surat, Gujarat, India
Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 04:324:32 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:4612:46 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:196:19 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:372:37 PM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:4212:42 PM
The Sun 81° above S. Day length 12 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
06:196:19 AM to 30:196:19 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 | 24:46 00:4612:46 AM Tue | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 22:4410:44 PM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Śiva | 16:584:58 PM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 14:372:37 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:19 06:196:19 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:494:49 AM | 06:196:19 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:494:49 AM | 05:345:34 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:125:12 AM | 06:196:19 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:196:19 AM | 08:528:52 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:557:55 AM | 09:309:30 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:428:42 AM | 10:0610:06 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:528:52 AM | 11:2511:25 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:0611:06 AM | 12:4212:42 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1612:16 PM | 13:071:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:061:06 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:071:07 PM | 13:591:59 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:591:59 PM | 16:324:32 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:182:18 PM | 15:533:53 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:502:50 PM | 15:413:41 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:413:41 PM | 16:324:32 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:324:32 PM | 19:057:05 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:075:07 PM | 18:316:31 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:057:05 PM | 20:358:35 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:057:05 PM | 19:277:27 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:057:05 PM | 20:128:12 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1812:18 AM+1 | 25:061:06 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:075:07 AM+1 | 30:336:33 AM+1 | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |