Friday 12 July 2002 · Surat, Gujarat, India
Śukravāra. Dvitīyā began at 14:082:08 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:5711:57 AM.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:046:04 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:346:34 AM
Puṣya gives way to Āśleṣā.
Noon
12:4412:44 PM
The Sun 89° above N. Day length 13 h 19 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
06:046:04 AM to 30:056:05 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 | 11:5711:57 AM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 06:346:34 AM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 18:426:42 PM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 11:5711:57 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:05 06:056:05 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:394:39 AM | 06:046:04 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:394:39 AM | 05:225:22 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:005:00 AM | 06:046:04 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:046:04 AM | 08:448:44 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:447:44 AM | 09:249:24 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:448:44 AM | 11:2411:24 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:448:44 AM | 09:389:38 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:0411:04 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:111:11 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2012:20 PM | 13:081:08 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:111:11 PM | 14:042:04 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:042:04 PM | 16:444:44 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:572:57 PM | 15:513:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:044:04 PM | 17:445:44 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:444:44 PM | 19:247:24 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:316:31 PM | 20:008:00 PM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:247:24 PM | 20:498:49 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:247:24 PM | 19:457:45 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:247:24 PM | 20:288:28 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2012:20 AM+1 | 25:081:08 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:293:29 AM+1 | 28:584:58 AM+1 | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |