Thursday 21 August 2081 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 21:469:46 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:2212:22 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:385:38 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:267:26 AM
Śatabhiṣā gives way to Pūrva Bhādrapadā.
Noon
12:2212:22 PM
The Sun 63° above S. Day length 13 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
05:385:38 AM to 29:395:39 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 | 24:22 00:2212:22 AM Fri | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 07:267:26 AM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 25:42 01:421:42 AM Fri | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 11:0311:03 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:39 05:395:39 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:144:14 AM | 05:385:38 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:144:14 AM | 04:564:56 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:354:35 AM | 05:385:38 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:385:38 AM | 08:198:19 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:385:38 AM | 07:197:19 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:198:19 AM | 11:0111:01 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:009:00 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:0710:07 AM | 11:0111:01 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 | 16:234:23 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:022:02 PM | 15:433:43 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:362:36 PM | 15:293:29 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:402:40 PM | 16:294:29 PM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:293:29 PM | 16:234:23 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:234:23 PM | 19:047:04 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:047:04 PM | 20:298:29 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:047:04 PM | 19:267:26 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:047:04 PM | 20:088:08 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 | 25:321:32 AM+1 | 27:213:21 AM+1 | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |