Saturday 22 August 2009 · Tehran, Iran
Śanivāra. Dvitīyā began at 11:1611:16 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:228:22 AM.
Observed here on this day
Tṛtīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:296:29 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:228:22 AM
Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.
Noon
13:071:07 PM
The Sun 66° above S. Day length 13 h 16 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
06:296:29 AM to 30:306:30 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 | 08:228:22 AM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 26:26 02:262:26 AM Sun | Hasta |
| Yoga | Siddha | 17:055:05 PM | Sādhya |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 08:228:22 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:30 06:306:30 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:035:03 AM | 06:296:29 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:035:03 AM | 05:465:46 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:255:25 AM | 06:296:29 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:296:29 AM | 09:089:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:296:29 AM | 08:088:08 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:296:29 AM | 07:227:22 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:227:22 AM | 08:158:15 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:089:08 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:489:48 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:5010:50 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4012:40 PM | 13:331:33 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4312:43 PM | 13:311:31 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:272:27 PM | 17:065:06 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:462:46 PM | 16:264:26 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:203:20 PM | 16:134:13 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:065:06 PM | 19:457:45 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:457:45 PM | 21:149:14 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:457:45 PM | 21:119:11 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:457:45 PM | 20:068:06 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:457:45 PM | 20:498:49 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4312:43 AM+1 | 25:311:31 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |