Thursday 20 August 2054 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 19:567:56 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:2510:25 PM.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:375:37 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:517:51 AM
Śatabhiṣā gives way to Pūrva Bhādrapadā.
Noon
12:2212:22 PM
The Sun 63° above S. Day length 13 h 30 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
05:375:37 AM to 29:375:37 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 | Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā | 22:2510:25 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 07:517:51 AM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 27:55 03:553:55 AM Fri | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 09:129:12 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:37 05:375:37 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:134:13 AM | 05:375:37 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:134:13 AM | 04:554:55 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:344:34 AM | 05:375:37 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:375:37 AM | 08:188:18 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:375:37 AM | 07:187:18 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:188:18 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:598:59 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:0610:06 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5411:54 AM | 12:4812:48 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:4512:45 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:421:42 PM | 16:244:24 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:032:03 PM | 15:443:44 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:362:36 PM | 15:303:30 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:023:02 PM | 16:504:50 PM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:303:30 PM | 16:244:24 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:244:24 PM | 19:067:06 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:067:06 PM | 20:308:30 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:067:06 PM | 19:277:27 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:067:06 PM | 20:098:09 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5811:58 PM | 24:4612:46 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:491:49 AM+1 | 27:363:36 AM+1 | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |