Tuesday 1 November 2016 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 23:4011:40 PM yesterday, and holds until 26:112:11+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:276:27 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:5612:56 PM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
11:4811:48 AM
The Sun 40° above S. Day length 10 h 42 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
06:276:27 AM to 30:286:28+1 AM
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 | 26:11 02:112:11 AM Wed | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 13:001:00 PM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 21:469:46 PM | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 12:5612:56 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:28 06:286:28 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:404:40 AM | 06:276:27 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:404:40 AM | 05:345:34 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:075:07 AM | 06:276:27 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:276:27 AM | 08:358:35 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:358:35 AM | 10:4310:43 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:358:35 AM | 09:189:18 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:079:07 AM | 10:2710:27 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2411:24 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:4811:48 AM | 13:081:08 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5212:52 PM | 15:003:00 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:351:35 PM | 14:172:17 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:282:28 PM | 15:483:48 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:003:00 PM | 17:095:09 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:095:09 PM | 18:556:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:095:09 PM | 17:355:35 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:095:09 PM | 18:286:28 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:305:30 PM | 19:187:18 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:2810:28 PM | 23:2211:22 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2411:24 PM | 24:1212:12+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:174:17+1 AM | 30:046:04+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |