Monday 24 August 1998 · Tehran, Iran
Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 07:417:41 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:179:17 AM.
Observed here on this day
Tṛtīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:306:30 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:179:17 AM
Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.
Noon
13:071:07 PM
The Sun 65° above S. Day length 13 h 13 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
06:306:30 AM to 30:316:31+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 | 09:179:17 AM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 27:11 03:113:11 AM Tue | Hasta |
| Yoga | Siddha | 12:5712:57 PM | Sādhya |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 09:179:17 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:31 06:316:31 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:045:04 AM | 06:306:30 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:045:04 AM | 05:475:47 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:265:26 AM | 06:306:30 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:306:30 AM | 09:099:09 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:098:09 AM | 09:489:48 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:408:40 AM | 10:2510:25 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:099:09 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:2711:27 AM | 13:061:06 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4012:40 PM | 13:331:33 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4212:42 PM | 13:301:30 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:331:33 PM | 14:262:26 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:262:26 PM | 17:045:04 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:462:46 PM | 16:254:25 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:193:19 PM | 16:114:11 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:114:11 PM | 17:045:04 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:045:04 PM | 19:437:43 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:157:15 PM | 21:009:00 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:437:43 PM | 21:099:09 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:437:43 PM | 20:048:04 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:437:43 PM | 20:488:48 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4312:43+1 AM | 25:311:31+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |