Wednesday 23 May 2012 · Vadodara, Gujarat, India
Budhavāra. Dvitīyā began at 07:447:44 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:579:57 AM.
Observed here on this day
Tṛtīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:555:55 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:579:57 AM
Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.
Noon
12:3412:34 PM
The Sun 88° above S. Day length 13 h 19 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
05:555:55 AM to 29:545:54+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 | 09:579:57 AM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 18:256:25 PM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 20:428:42 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 09:579:57 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:54 05:545:54 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:294:29 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:294:29 AM | 05:125:12 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:514:51 AM | 05:555:55 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:555:55 AM | 08:348:34 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:357:35 AM | 09:149:14 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:348:34 AM | 11:1411:14 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:388:38 AM | 10:2510:25 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:5410:54 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0712:07 PM | 13:011:01 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1012:10 PM | 12:5812:58 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:3412:34 PM | 14:142:14 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:541:54 PM | 16:344:34 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:472:47 PM | 15:403:40 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:344:34 PM | 19:137:13 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:137:13 PM | 20:398:39 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:137:13 PM | 19:357:35 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:137:13 PM | 20:178:17 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1012:10+1 AM | 24:5812:58+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:383:38+1 AM | 29:235:23+1 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |