Thursday 29 July 1976 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 08:088:08 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:166:16 AM.
Observed here on this day
Tṛtīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:165:16 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:166:16 AM
Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.
Noon
12:2512:25 PM
The Sun 70° above S. Day length 14 h 16 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
05:165:16 AM to 29:175:17 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 | 06:166:16 AM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 18:056:05 PM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 24:07 00:0712:07 AM Fri | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 06:166:16 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:17 05:175:17 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:593:59 AM | 05:165:16 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:593:59 AM | 04:384:38 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:184:18 AM | 05:165:16 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:165:16 AM | 08:088:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:165:16 AM | 07:037:03 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:426:42 AM | 08:138:13 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:088:08 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:508:50 AM | 10:3710:37 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:0210:02 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:5312:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:501:50 PM | 16:414:41 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:112:11 PM | 15:583:58 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:472:47 PM | 15:443:44 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:443:44 PM | 16:414:41 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:483:48 PM | 17:205:20 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:414:41 PM | 19:327:32 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:327:32 PM | 20:508:50 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:327:32 PM | 19:527:52 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:327:32 PM | 20:318:31 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 24:4912:49 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:371:37 AM+1 | 27:073:07 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |