Thursday 18 August 1966 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 15:593:59 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:1212:12 PM.
Observed here on this day
Tṛtīyā covers 33 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:345:34 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:0212:02 PM
Śiva gives way to Siddha.
Noon
12:2212:22 PM
The Sun 64° above S. Day length 13 h 36 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
05:345:34 AM to 29:355:35 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 | 12:1212:12 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 14:142:14 PM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Śiva | 12:0212:02 PM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 12:1212:12 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:35 05:355:35 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:114:11 AM | 05:345:34 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:114:11 AM | 04:524:52 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:324:32 AM | 05:345:34 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:345:34 AM | 08:178:17 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:345:34 AM | 07:167:16 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:178:17 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:378:37 AM | 10:0110:01 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:588:58 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:0610:06 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:4912:49 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5811:58 AM | 12:4612:46 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:431:43 PM | 16:274:27 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:042:04 PM | 15:463:46 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:382:38 PM | 15:323:32 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:323:32 PM | 16:274:27 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:274:27 PM | 19:107:10 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:107:10 PM | 20:338:33 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:107:10 PM | 19:317:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:107:10 PM | 20:128:12 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:378:37 PM | 22:0210:02 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5811:58 PM | 24:4612:46 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:085:08 AM+1 | 30:346:34 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |