Sunday 5 September 1948 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Ravivāra. Dvitīyā began at 16:324:32 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:5812:58 PM.
Observed here on this day
Tṛtīyā covers 43 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:506:50 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:367:36 AM
Uttara Phalgunī gives way to Hasta.
Noon
13:171:17 PM
The Sun 58° above S. Day length 12 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
06:506:50 AM to 30:516:51 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 | 12:5812:58 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 07:367:36 AM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Śubha | 18:586:58 PM | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 12:5812:58 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:51 06:516:51 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:225:22 AM | 06:506:50 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:225:22 AM | 06:066:06 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:445:44 AM | 06:506:50 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:506:50 AM | 09:259:25 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:259:25 AM | 11:5911:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5112:51 PM | 13:421:42 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5312:53 PM | 13:411:41 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:171:17 PM | 14:532:53 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:342:34 PM | 17:085:08 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:083:08 PM | 16:344:34 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:253:25 PM | 16:174:17 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 16:304:30 PM | 18:066:06 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:085:08 PM | 19:437:43 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 18:006:00 PM | 18:516:51 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 18:066:06 PM | 19:437:43 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:437:43 PM | 21:129:12 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:437:43 PM | 20:058:05 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:437:43 PM | 20:508:50 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:4511:45 PM | 25:121:12 AM+1 | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5312:53 AM+1 | 25:411:41 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |