Tuesday 20 April 1920 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 22:1810:18 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:177:17 PM.
Observed here on this day
Tṛtīyā covers 44 of 86 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:215:21 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:498:49 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
11:5811:58 AM
The Sun 66° above S. Day length 13 h 15 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
05:215:21 AM to 29:205:20+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 | Śukla Dvitīyā | 19:177:17 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 11:2411:24 AM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Āyuṣmān | 20:488:48 PM | Saubhāgya |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 08:498:49 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:20 05:205:20 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:553:55 AM | 05:215:21 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:553:55 AM | 04:384:38 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:174:17 AM | 05:215:21 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:215:21 AM | 08:008:00 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:027:02 AM | 08:298:29 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:008:00 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:008:00 AM | 08:538:53 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:408:40 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3211:32 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3511:35 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:5911:59 AM | 13:381:38 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:181:18 PM | 15:573:57 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:112:11 PM | 15:043:04 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:173:17 PM | 16:574:57 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:573:57 PM | 18:366:36 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:366:36 PM | 20:028:02 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:366:36 PM | 18:576:57 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:366:36 PM | 19:407:40 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:1610:16 PM | 23:4311:43 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5410:54 PM | 23:3611:36 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3411:34 PM | 24:2212:22+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |