Wednesday 24 May 1944 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Budhavāra. Dvitīyā began at 13:571:57 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:181:18 PM.
Observed here on this day
Tṛtīyā covers 21 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:595:59 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:181:18 PM
Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.
Noon
13:151:15 PM
The Sun 72° above S. Day length 14 h 31 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
05:595:59 AM to 29:595:59 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 | 13:181:18 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 18:356:35 PM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 18:356:35 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 13:181:18 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:59 05:595:59 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:434:43 AM | 05:595:59 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:434:43 AM | 05:215:21 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:025:02 AM | 05:595:59 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:595:59 AM | 08:548:54 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:487:48 AM | 09:379:37 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:548:54 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:439:43 AM | 11:2011:20 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:2611:26 AM | 13:151:15 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4612:46 PM | 13:441:44 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5112:51 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:151:15 PM | 15:043:04 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:422:42 PM | 17:365:36 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:403:40 PM | 16:384:38 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:365:36 PM | 20:318:31 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:318:31 PM | 21:469:46 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:318:31 PM | 20:508:50 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:318:31 PM | 21:279:27 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5112:51 AM+1 | 25:391:39 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:183:18 AM+1 | 28:584:58 AM+1 | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |