Saturday 23 June 2001 · Tehran, Iran
Śanivāra. Dvitīyā began at 13:391:39 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:3910:39 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
05:495:49 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:3910:39 AM
Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.
Noon
13:061:06 PM
The Sun 78° above S. Day length 14 h 34 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
05:495:49 AM to 29:505:50 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 | 10:3910:39 AM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 12:5112:51 PM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 10:4310:43 AM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 10:3910:39 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:50 05:505:50 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:344:34 AM | 05:495:49 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:344:34 AM | 05:125:12 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:534:53 AM | 05:495:49 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:495:49 AM | 08:448:44 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:495:49 AM | 07:397:39 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:495:49 AM | 06:486:48 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:486:48 AM | 07:467:46 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:448:44 AM | 11:3911:39 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:289:28 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:4110:41 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3712:37 PM | 13:361:36 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4212:42 PM | 13:301:30 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:342:34 PM | 17:295:29 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:562:56 PM | 16:454:45 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:323:32 PM | 16:304:30 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:295:29 PM | 20:238:23 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:068:06 PM | 21:339:33 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:238:23 PM | 21:399:39 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:238:23 PM | 20:428:42 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:238:23 PM | 21:209:20 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4312:43 AM+1 | 25:311:31 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:474:47 AM+1 | 30:146:14 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |