Thursday 15 November 2012 · Tehran, Iran
Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 21:569:56 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:196:19 PM.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:416:41 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:187:18 AM
Anurādhā gives way to Jyeṣṭhā.
Noon
11:4911:49 AM
The Sun 36° above S. Day length 10 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
06:416:41 AM to 30:426:42 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 | 18:196:19 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | 07:187:18 AM | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 13:311:31 PM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 08:078:07 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:42 06:426:42 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:514:51 AM | 06:416:41 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:514:51 AM | 05:465:46 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:185:18 AM | 06:416:41 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:416:41 AM | 08:448:44 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:416:41 AM | 07:587:58 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:448:44 AM | 10:4710:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:159:15 AM | 10:3210:32 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:0610:06 AM | 10:4710:47 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2511:25 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2811:28 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:401:40 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5012:50 PM | 14:542:54 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:061:06 PM | 14:232:23 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:321:32 PM | 14:132:13 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:132:13 PM | 14:542:54 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:542:54 PM | 16:574:57 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:574:57 PM | 18:476:47 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:574:57 PM | 17:245:24 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:574:57 PM | 18:196:19 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:448:44 PM | 22:0910:09 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2511:25 PM | 24:1312:13 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |