Friday 9 August 1968 · Chicago, Illinois, United States
Śukravāra. Dvitīyā began at 04:454:45 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:333:33 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:535:53 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:546:54 AM
Dhaniṣṭhā gives way to Śatabhiṣā.
Noon
12:5612:56 PM
The Sun 64° above S. Day length 14 h 06 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
05:535:53 AM to 29:545:54 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 | 27:33 03:333:33 AM Sat | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 06:546:54 AM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 17:335:33 PM | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 16:044:04 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:54 05:545:54 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:344:34 AM | 05:535:53 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:344:34 AM | 05:135:13 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:544:54 AM | 05:535:53 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:535:53 AM | 08:428:42 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:397:39 AM | 09:249:24 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:428:42 AM | 11:3111:31 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:428:42 AM | 09:389:38 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:1011:10 AM | 12:5612:56 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2712:27 PM | 13:241:24 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3212:32 PM | 13:201:20 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:241:24 PM | 14:202:20 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:002:00 PM | 15:343:34 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:202:20 PM | 17:095:09 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:173:17 PM | 16:134:13 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:274:27 PM | 18:136:13 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:095:09 PM | 19:587:58 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:587:58 PM | 21:189:18 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:587:58 PM | 20:188:18 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:587:58 PM | 20:588:58 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:2611:26 PM | 25:011:01 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3212:32 AM+1 | 25:201:20 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |