Monday 9 January 1989 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 01:131:13 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:4810:48 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:377:37 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:259:25 AM
Harṣaṇa gives way to Vajra.
Noon
12:2512:25 PM
The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 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
07:377:37 AM to 31:377:37 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 | 22:4810:48 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 28:58 04:584:58 AM Tue | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 09:259:25 AM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 12:0212:02 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:37 07:377:37 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:425:42 AM | 07:377:37 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:425:42 AM | 06:406:40 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:116:11 AM | 07:377:37 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:377:37 AM | 09:329:32 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:498:49 AM | 10:0110:01 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:329:32 AM | 11:2811:28 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:2610:26 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:4912:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0612:06 PM | 12:4512:45 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4512:45 PM | 13:231:23 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:231:23 PM | 15:183:18 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:371:37 PM | 14:492:49 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:012:01 PM | 14:402:40 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:402:40 PM | 15:183:18 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:183:18 PM | 17:145:14 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:145:14 PM | 19:097:09 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:145:14 PM | 17:425:42 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:145:14 PM | 18:406:40 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:207:20 PM | 20:498:49 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 24:4912:49 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |