Tuesday 14 May 2002 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 16:154:15 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:504:50 PM.
Observed here on this day
Tṛtīyā covers 80 of 80 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:016:01 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:0511:05 AM
Atigaṇḍa gives way to Sukarmā.
Noon
13:011:01 PM
The Sun 73° above S. Day length 14 h 00 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
06:016:01 AM to 30:006:00 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 | 16:504:50 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 16:154:15 PM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 11:0511:05 AM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 16:504:50 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:00 06:006:00 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:414:41 AM | 06:016:01 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:414:41 AM | 05:215:21 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:015:01 AM | 06:016:01 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:016:01 AM | 08:498:49 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:507:50 AM | 09:319:31 AM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:498:49 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:498:49 AM | 09:459:45 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:319:31 AM | 11:1611:16 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3312:33 PM | 13:291:29 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3712:37 PM | 13:251:25 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:5312:53 PM | 14:342:34 PM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:011:01 PM | 14:462:46 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:252:25 PM | 17:135:13 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:213:21 PM | 16:174:17 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:314:31 PM | 18:166:16 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:135:13 PM | 20:018:01 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:018:01 PM | 21:219:21 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:018:01 PM | 20:218:21 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:018:01 PM | 21:019:01 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:0310:03 PM | 23:4211:42 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 24:4012:40 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3612:36 AM+1 | 25:241:24 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |