Thursday 16 August 1973 · Beijing, China
Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 11:0711:07 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:2911:29 AM.
Observed here on this day
Tṛtīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:275:27 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:495:49 AM
Atigaṇḍa gives way to Sukarmā.
Noon
12:1912:19 PM
The Sun 64° above S. Day length 13 h 43 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
05:275:27 AM to 29:285:28+1 AM
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 | 11:2911:29 AM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 29:26 05:265:26 AM Fri | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 05:495:49 AM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 11:2911:29 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:28 05:285:28 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:054:05 AM | 05:275:27 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:054:05 AM | 04:464:46 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:254:25 AM | 05:275:27 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:275:27 AM | 08:118:11 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:275:27 AM | 07:107:10 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:118:11 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:538:53 AM | 10:3510:35 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:0110:01 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:1811:18 AM | 12:5712:57 PM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:4612:46 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5411:54 AM | 12:4212:42 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:411:41 PM | 16:254:25 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:012:01 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 |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:303:30 PM | 16:254:25 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:254:25 PM | 19:107:10 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:107:10 PM | 20:328:32 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:107:10 PM | 19:317:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:107:10 PM | 20:128:12 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:129:12 PM | 22:5110:51 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5511:55 PM | 24:4312:43+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |