Tuesday 20 December 1994 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 12:1812:18 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:561:56 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:337:33 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:561:56 PM
Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.
Noon
12:1612:16 PM
The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 26 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
07:337:33 AM to 31:337:33 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 | Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā | 13:561:56 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 23:3911:39 PM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Brahma | 15:103:10 PM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 13:561:56 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:33 07:337:33 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:365:36 AM | 07:337:33 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:365:36 AM | 06:346:34 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:056:05 AM | 07:337:33 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:337:33 AM | 09:269:26 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:269:26 AM | 11:1911:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:269:26 AM | 10:0310:03 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:549:54 AM | 11:0511:05 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:4010:40 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:261:26 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:121:12 PM | 15:053:05 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:501:50 PM | 14:282:28 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:372:37 PM | 15:483:48 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:053:05 PM | 16:584:58 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:584:58 PM | 18:556:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:584:58 PM | 17:285:28 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:584:58 PM | 18:266:26 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:049:04 PM | 22:4710:47 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:4810:48 PM | 23:4711:47 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5211:52 PM | 24:4012:40 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |