Monday 29 May 2006 · Tehran, Iran
Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 07:437:43 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:047:04 AM.
Observed here on this day
Tṛtīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:514:51 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:115:11 AM
Mṛgaśirā gives way to Ārdrā.
Noon
12:0212:02 PM
The Sun 76° above S. Day length 14 h 21 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
04:514:51 AM to 28:514:51 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 | 07:047:04 AM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 05:115:11 AM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Śūla | 21:489:48 PM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 07:047:04 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 28:51 04:514:51 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:343:34 AM | 04:514:51 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:343:34 AM | 04:134:13 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:533:53 AM | 04:514:51 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:514:51 AM | 07:447:44 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 06:396:39 AM | 08:278:27 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:447:44 AM | 10:3610:36 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:1410:14 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3311:33 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3112:31 PM | 13:281:28 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:281:28 PM | 16:204:20 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:481:48 PM | 15:263:26 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:491:49 PM | 15:373:37 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:252:25 PM | 15:233:23 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:233:23 PM | 16:204:20 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:204:20 PM | 19:127:12 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:127:12 PM | 20:308:30 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:127:12 PM | 19:327:32 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:127:12 PM | 20:108:10 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:337:33 PM | 21:119:11 PM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3811:38 PM | 24:2612:26 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |