Tuesday 13 July 2010 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 20:598:59 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:395:39 PM.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:595:59 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:197:19 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
13:101:10 PM
The Sun 76° above S. Day length 14 h 22 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
05:595:59 AM to 29:595:59 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 | 17:395:39 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 10:3710:37 AM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 20:348:34 PM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 07:197:19 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:59 05:595:59 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:424:42 AM | 05:595:59 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:424:42 AM | 05:205:20 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:015:01 AM | 05:595:59 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:595:59 AM | 08:518:51 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:518:51 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:518:51 AM | 09:499:49 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:349:34 AM | 11:2211:22 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4112:41 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4612:46 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:101:10 PM | 14:582:58 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:362:36 PM | 17:295:29 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:343:34 PM | 16:314:31 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:464:46 PM | 18:336:33 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:295:29 PM | 20:218:21 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:218:21 PM | 21:389:38 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:218:21 PM | 20:408:40 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:218:21 PM | 21:199:19 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:0410:04 PM | 23:3011:30 PM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:1212:12 AM+1 | 24:5112:51 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4612:46 AM+1 | 25:341:34 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |