Thursday 31 July 2003 · Surat, Gujarat, India
Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 11:4911:49 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:4810:48 AM.
Observed here on this day
Tṛtīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:126:12 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:4810:48 AM
Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.
Noon
12:4512:45 PM
The Sun 87° above S. Day length 13 h 06 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
06:126:12 AM to 30:126:12 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 | 10:4810:48 AM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 20:428:42 PM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 24:54 00:5412:54 AM Fri | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 10:4810:48 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:12 06:126:12 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:454:45 AM | 06:126:12 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:454:45 AM | 05:285:28 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:075:07 AM | 06:126:12 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:126:12 AM | 08:498:49 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:126:12 AM | 07:507:50 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:498:49 AM | 11:2611:26 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:558:55 AM | 10:2910:29 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:289:28 AM | 11:0711:07 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:3410:34 AM | 11:2611:26 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1912:19 PM | 13:111:11 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2112:21 PM | 13:091:09 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:042:04 PM | 16:414:41 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:232:23 PM | 16:024:02 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:562:56 PM | 15:483:48 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:483:48 PM | 16:414:41 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:414:41 PM | 19:187:18 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:216:21 PM | 19:557:55 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:187:18 PM | 20:458:45 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:187:18 PM | 19:407:40 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:187:18 PM | 20:238:23 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2112:21 AM+1 | 25:091:09 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:284:28 AM+1 | 30:016:01 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |