Tuesday 18 January 1972 · Beijing, China
Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 17:545:54 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:324:32 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:347:34 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:388:38 AM
Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.
Noon
12:2512:25 PM
The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 h 42 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
07:347:34 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 | Śukla Dvitīyā | 16:324:32 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 08:388:38 AM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 19:047:04 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 16:324:32 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:33 07:337:33 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:395:39 AM | 07:347:34 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:395:39 AM | 06:376:37 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:086:08 AM | 07:347:34 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:347:34 AM | 09:309:30 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:309:30 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:309:30 AM | 10:0910:09 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:599:59 AM | 11:1211:12 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:4912:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0512:05 PM | 12:4412:44 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:2512:25 PM | 13:371:37 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:2812:28 PM | 14:012:01 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:231:23 PM | 15:193:19 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:022:02 PM | 14:402:40 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:502:50 PM | 16:034:03 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:193:19 PM | 17:165:16 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:165:16 PM | 19:107:10 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:165:16 PM | 17:445:44 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:165:16 PM | 18:416:41 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:429:42 PM | 23:1411:14 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5910:59 PM | 23:5611:56 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 24:4812:48 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |