Friday 31 July 1931 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śukravāra. Dvitīyā began at 21:599:59 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:3911:39 PM.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:175:17 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:4510:45 AM
Taitila gives way to Gara.
Noon
12:2412:24 PM
The Sun 70° above S. Day length 14 h 14 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
05:175:17 AM to 29:185:18 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 | 23:3911:39 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 19:547:54 PM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 24:04 00:0412:04 AM Sat | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 10:4510:45 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:18 05:185:18 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:593:59 AM | 05:175:17 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:593:59 AM | 04:384:38 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:194:19 AM | 05:175:17 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:175:17 AM | 08:088:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:047:04 AM | 08:518:51 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:088:08 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:088:08 AM | 09:059:05 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:328:32 AM | 10:1710:17 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:3710:37 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:5312:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5312:53 PM | 13:501:50 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:501:50 PM | 16:404:40 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:472:47 PM | 15:433:43 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:583:58 PM | 17:445:44 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:404:40 PM | 19:317:31 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:317:31 PM | 20:498:49 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:317:31 PM | 19:517:51 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:317:31 PM | 20:308:30 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 24:4912:49 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:543:54 AM+1 | 29:405:40 AM+1 | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |