Monday 18 August 1947 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 16:464:46 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:431:43 PM.
Observed here on this day
Tṛtīyā covers 3 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:336:33 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:431:43 PM
Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.
Noon
13:221:22 PM
The Sun 65° above S. Day length 13 h 37 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
06:336:33 AM to 30:346:34 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 | 13:431:43 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 16:004:00 PM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Śiva | 13:521:52 PM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 13:431:43 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:34 06:346:34 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:105:10 AM | 06:336:33 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:105:10 AM | 05:525:52 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:315:31 AM | 06:336:33 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:336:33 AM | 09:179:17 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:168:16 AM | 09:589:58 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:179:17 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:1110:11 AM | 11:3811:38 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:4011:40 AM | 13:221:22 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5512:55 PM | 13:491:49 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5812:58 PM | 13:461:46 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:491:49 PM | 14:442:44 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:442:44 PM | 17:275:27 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:043:04 PM | 16:464:46 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:383:38 PM | 16:324:32 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:324:32 PM | 17:275:27 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:275:27 PM | 20:108:10 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:108:10 PM | 21:339:33 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:108:10 PM | 20:318:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:108:10 PM | 21:139:13 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:4210:42 PM | 24:1212:12 AM+1 | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5812:58 AM+1 | 25:461:46 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |