Monday 21 August 1944 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 07:457:45 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:1310:13 AM.
Observed here on this day
Tṛtīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:376:37 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:1310:13 AM
Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.
Noon
13:211:21 PM
The Sun 63° above S. Day length 13 h 28 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
06:376:37 AM to 30:386:38 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 | 10:1310:13 AM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | past sunrise | Hasta |
| Yoga | Siddha | 22:2010:20 PM | Sādhya |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 10:1310:13 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:38 06:386:38 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:135:13 AM | 06:376:37 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:135:13 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:345:34 AM | 06:376:37 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:376:37 AM | 09:189:18 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:188:18 AM | 09:599:59 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:189:18 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:4011:40 AM | 13:211:21 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5412:54 PM | 13:481:48 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5712:57 PM | 13:451:45 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:481:48 PM | 14:422:42 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:042:04 PM | 15:523:52 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:422:42 PM | 17:235:23 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:023:02 PM | 16:434:43 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:363:36 PM | 16:304:30 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:304:30 PM | 17:235:23 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:235:23 PM | 20:058:05 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:058:05 PM | 21:299:29 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:058:05 PM | 20:268:26 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:058:05 PM | 21:089:08 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:5312:53 AM+1 | 26:412:41 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5712:57 AM+1 | 25:451:45 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |