Friday 4 May 1973 · Beijing, China
Śukravāra. Dvitīyā began at 01:291:29 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:0010:00 PM.
Observed here on this day
Tṛtīyā does not reach pradoṣa on either day. Boundary: no day qualifies and the rule does not say what then. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:125:12 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:4411:44 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:1112:11 PM
The Sun 66° above S. Day length 13 h 59 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
05:125:12 AM to 29:115:11 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 | 22:0010:00 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 14:502:50 PM | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 24:36 00:3612:36 AM Sat | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 11:4411:44 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:11 05:115:11 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:523:52 AM | 05:125:12 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:523:52 AM | 04:324:32 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:124:12 AM | 05:125:12 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:125:12 AM | 08:008:00 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:576:57 AM | 08:428:42 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:008:00 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:008:00 AM | 08:568:56 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:2710:27 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4411:44 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4811:48 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3912:39 PM | 13:351:35 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:4212:42 PM | 14:082:08 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:351:35 PM | 16:234:23 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:312:31 PM | 15:273:27 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:413:41 PM | 17:265:26 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:234:23 PM | 19:117:11 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:117:11 PM | 20:318:31 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:117:11 PM | 19:317:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:117:11 PM | 20:118:11 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4711:47 PM | 24:3512:35 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:065:06 AM+1 | 30:326:32 AM+1 | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |