Sunday 14 April 2002 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Ravivāra. Dvitīyā began at 05:235:23 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 31:077:07 AM+1, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
The Sun enters Meṣa on this day, counted from sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:445:44 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:158:15 AM
Aśvinī gives way to Bharaṇī.
Noon
12:1912:19 PM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 13 h 09 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
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05:445:44 AM to 29:435:43 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 | past sunrise | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 08:158:15 AM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 08:168:16 AM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 18:176:17 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:43 05:435:43 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:174:17 AM | 05:445:44 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:174:17 AM | 05:015:01 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:394:39 AM | 05:445:44 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:445:44 AM | 08:228:22 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:228:22 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:4512:45 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:1912:19 PM | 13:571:57 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:381:38 PM | 16:164:16 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:302:30 PM | 15:233:23 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:363:36 PM | 17:155:15 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:164:16 PM | 18:536:53 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:085:08 PM | 18:016:01 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:155:15 PM | 18:536:53 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:466:46 PM | 20:318:31 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:536:53 PM | 20:208:20 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:536:53 PM | 19:157:15 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:536:53 PM | 19:587:58 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5411:54 PM | 24:4212:42 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:165:16 AM+1 | 31:017:01 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |