Friday 20 June 1947 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śukravāra. Dvitīyā began at 02:432:43 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:0011:00 PM.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:535:53 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:188:18 AM
Ārdrā gives way to Punarvasu.
Noon
13:191:19 PM
The Sun 75° above S. Day length 14 h 53 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
05:535:53 AM to 29:535:53 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 | 23:0011:00 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 08:188:18 AM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 11:1411:14 AM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 12:5112:51 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:53 05:535:53 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:404:40 AM | 05:535:53 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:404:40 AM | 05:165:16 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:584:58 AM | 05:535:53 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:535:53 AM | 08:518:51 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:447:44 AM | 09:369:36 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:518:51 AM | 11:5011:50 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:518:51 AM | 09:519:51 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:2811:28 AM | 13:191:19 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5012:50 PM | 13:491:49 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5512:55 PM | 13:431:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:491:49 PM | 14:492:49 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:492:49 PM | 17:475:47 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:483:48 PM | 16:484:48 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 17:035:03 PM | 18:546:54 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:475:47 PM | 20:468:46 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:526:52 PM | 20:178:17 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:468:46 PM | 21:599:59 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 | 24:5512:55 AM+1 | 25:431:43 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:203:20 AM+1 | 28:454:45 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |