Friday 2 April 1976 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śukravāra. Dvitīyā began at 03:463:46 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:246:24 AM.
Observed here on this day
Tṛtīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
06:026:02 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:246:24 AM
Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.
Noon
12:2212:22 PM
The Sun 56° above S. Day length 12 h 40 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
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06:026:02 AM to 30:016:01 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 | 06:246:24 AM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 07:317:31 AM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 28:26 04:264:26 AM Sat | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 06:246:24 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:01 06:016:01 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:314:31 AM | 06:026:02 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:314:31 AM | 05:175:17 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:544:54 AM | 06:026:02 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:026:02 AM | 08:348:34 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:377:37 AM | 09:129:12 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:348:34 AM | 11:0611:06 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:348:34 AM | 09:259:25 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:4710:47 AM | 12:2212:22 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:4712:47 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5811:58 AM | 12:4612:46 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4712:47 PM | 13:381:38 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:381:38 PM | 16:104:10 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:292:29 PM | 15:193:19 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:323:32 PM | 17:075:07 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:104:10 PM | 18:426:42 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:206:20 PM | 20:088:08 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:426:42 PM | 20:138:13 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:426:42 PM | 19:057:05 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:426:42 PM | 19:507:50 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5711:57 PM | 24:4512:45 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:085:08 AM+1 | 30:566:56 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |