Sunday 7 July 1940 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Ravivāra. Dvitīyā began at 18:386:38 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:284:28 PM.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:006:00 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:242:24 PM
Harṣaṇa gives way to Vajra.
Noon
13:231:23 PM
The Sun 74° above S. Day length 14 h 46 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
06:006:00 AM to 30:006:00 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 | 16:284:28 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 17:375:37 PM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 14:242:24 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 16:284:28 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:00 06:006:00 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:464:46 AM | 06:006:00 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:464:46 AM | 05:235:23 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:045:04 AM | 06:006:00 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:006:00 AM | 08:578:57 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:578:57 AM | 11:5411:54 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:3511:35 AM | 13:061:06 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5312:53 PM | 13:521:52 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5912:59 PM | 13:471:47 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:231:23 PM | 15:143:14 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:512:51 PM | 17:495:49 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:503:50 PM | 16:504:50 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 17:045:04 PM | 18:556:55 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:495:49 PM | 20:468:46 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 18:486:48 PM | 19:477:47 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 18:556:55 PM | 20:468:46 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:468:46 PM | 22:0010:00 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:468:46 PM | 21:049:04 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:468:46 PM | 21:419:41 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5912:59 AM+1 | 25:471:47 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:355:35 AM+1 | 31:057:05 AM+1 | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |