Friday 8 November 1991 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śukravāra. Dvitīyā began at 19:477:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:578:57 PM.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:526:52 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:188:18 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:0212:02 PM
The Sun 35° above S. Day length 10 h 19 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
06:526:52 AM to 30:536:53 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 | 20:578:57 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | 22:3010:30 PM | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 19:017:01 PM | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 08:188:18 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:53 06:536:53 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:035:03 AM | 06:526:52 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:035:03 AM | 05:585:58 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:305:30 AM | 06:526:52 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:526:52 AM | 08:568:56 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:108:10 AM | 09:279:27 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:568:56 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:568:56 AM | 09:379:37 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:4410:44 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:2111:21 AM | 13:041:04 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:2212:22 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2212:22 PM | 13:041:04 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:041:04 PM | 15:073:07 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:451:45 PM | 14:262:26 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:362:36 PM | 15:543:54 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:073:07 PM | 17:115:11 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:115:11 PM | 19:017:01 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:115:11 PM | 17:385:38 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:115:11 PM | 18:336:33 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3811:38 PM | 24:2612:26 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:384:38 AM+1 | 30:236:23 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |