Monday 17 May 1999 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 16:094:09 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:2312:23 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:055:05 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:098:09 AM
Rohiṇī gives way to Mṛgaśirā.
Noon
12:1412:14 PM
The Sun 70° above S. Day length 14 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
05:055:05 AM to 29:045:04 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 | 12:2312:23 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 08:098:09 AM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 20:238:23 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 12:2312:23 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:04 05:045:04 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:483:48 AM | 05:055:05 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:483:48 AM | 04:264:26 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:074:07 AM | 05:055:05 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:055:05 AM | 07:577:57 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 05:215:21 AM | 06:456:45 AM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 06:526:52 AM | 08:408:40 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:577:57 AM | 10:4910:49 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:2710:27 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4312:43 PM | 13:411:41 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:081:08 PM | 14:332:33 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:411:41 PM | 16:334:33 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:022:02 PM | 15:503:50 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:382:38 PM | 15:353:35 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:353:35 PM | 16:334:33 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:334:33 PM | 19:247:24 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:247:24 PM | 20:428:42 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:247:24 PM | 19:447:44 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:247:24 PM | 20:228:22 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:409:40 PM | 23:0511:05 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5011:50 PM | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |