Wednesday 18 August 2004 · Tehran, Iran
Budhavāra. Dvitīyā began at 06:436:43 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:097:09 AM.
Observed here on this day
Tṛtīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:266:26 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:097:09 AM
Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.
Noon
13:081:08 PM
The Sun 67° above S. Day length 13 h 24 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
06:266:26 AM to 30:276:27 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 | 07:097:09 AM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 09:119:11 AM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Siddha | 29:20 05:205:20 AM Thu | Sādhya |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 07:097:09 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:27 06:276:27 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:015:01 AM | 06:266:26 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:015:01 AM | 05:445:44 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:225:22 AM | 06:266:26 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:266:26 AM | 09:079:07 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:068:06 AM | 09:479:47 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:079:07 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:2711:27 AM | 13:081:08 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4112:41 PM | 13:351:35 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4412:44 PM | 13:321:32 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:081:08 PM | 14:482:48 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:282:28 PM | 17:095:09 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:223:22 PM | 16:154:15 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:354:35 PM | 18:146:14 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:095:09 PM | 19:507:50 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:507:50 PM | 21:159:15 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:507:50 PM | 20:118:11 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:507:50 PM | 20:538:53 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4412:44 AM+1 | 25:321:32 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:282:28 AM+1 | 28:074:07 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |