Monday 21 March 2011 · Tehran, Iran
Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 17:435:43 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:571:57 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:086:08 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:571:57 PM
Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.
Noon
12:1212:12 PM
The Sun 54° above S. Day length 12 h 08 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
06:086:08 AM to 31:067:06 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 | Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā | 13:571:57 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 23:5211:52 PM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 18:366:36 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 13:571:57 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:06 07:067:06 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:334:33 AM | 06:086:08 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:334:33 AM | 05:205:20 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:564:56 AM | 06:086:08 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:086:08 AM | 08:338:33 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:397:39 AM | 09:109:10 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:338:33 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:469:46 AM | 11:1111:11 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4110:41 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4811:48 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4811:48 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3612:36 PM | 13:251:25 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:251:25 PM | 15:503:50 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:431:43 PM | 15:143:14 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:132:13 PM | 15:023:02 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:023:02 PM | 15:503:50 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:503:50 PM | 18:166:16 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:146:14 PM | 19:387:38 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:166:16 PM | 19:517:51 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:166:16 PM | 18:406:40 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:166:16 PM | 19:277:27 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4711:47 PM | 25:351:35 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:555:55 AM+1 | 31:227:22 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |