Monday 18 April 1988 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 18:466:46 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:005:00 PM.
Observed here on this day
Tṛtīyā covers 85 of 85 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:386:38 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:161:16 PM
Bharaṇī gives way to Kṛttikā.
Noon
13:171:17 PM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 13 h 20 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
06:386:38 AM to 30:376:37 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 | 17:005:00 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 13:161:16 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Āyuṣmān | 27:26 03:263:26 AM Tue | Saubhāgya |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 17:005:00 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:37 06:376:37 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:135:13 AM | 06:386:38 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:135:13 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:345:34 AM | 06:386:38 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:386:38 AM | 09:189:18 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:188:18 AM | 09:589:58 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:428:42 AM | 10:1310:13 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:189:18 AM | 11:5811:58 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:3811:38 AM | 13:181:18 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5112:51 PM | 13:441:44 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5412:54 PM | 13:421:42 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:441:44 PM | 14:382:38 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:382:38 PM | 17:185:18 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:582:58 PM | 16:384:38 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:313:31 PM | 16:244:24 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:244:24 PM | 17:185:18 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:185:18 PM | 19:587:58 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:587:58 PM | 21:239:23 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:587:58 PM | 20:198:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:587:58 PM | 21:029:02 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5312:53 AM+1 | 25:411:41 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:001:00 AM+1 | 26:342:34 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |