Tuesday 16 June 1942 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 08:268:26 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:4810:48 AM.
Observed here on this day
Tṛtīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:525:52 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:4810:48 AM
Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.
Noon
13:181:18 PM
The Sun 74° above S. Day length 14 h 52 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
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05:525:52 AM to 29:525:52 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 | 10:4810:48 AM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 27:04 03:043:04 AM Wed | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 11:0811:08 AM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 10:4810:48 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:52 05:525:52 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:394:39 AM | 05:525:52 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:394:39 AM | 05:165:16 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:584:58 AM | 05:525:52 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:525:52 AM | 08:518:51 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:518:51 AM | 11:4911:49 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:518:51 AM | 09:509:50 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:359:35 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4912:49 PM | 13:481:48 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5512:55 PM | 13:431:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:191:19 PM | 15:103:10 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:391:39 PM | 15:263:26 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:482:48 PM | 17:465:46 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:473:47 PM | 16:474:47 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:025:02 PM | 18:536:53 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:465:46 PM | 20:458:45 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:458:45 PM | 21:589:58 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:458:45 PM | 21:039:03 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:458:45 PM | 21:399:39 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:2312:23 AM+1 | 26:112:11 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:2412:24 AM+1 | 25:001:00 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5512:55 AM+1 | 25:431:43 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |