Friday 20 June 1947 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śukravāra. Dvitīyā began at 02:432:43 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:0011:00 PM.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:464:46 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:188:18 AM
Ārdrā gives way to Punarvasu.
Noon
12:4112:41 PM
The Sun 67° above S. Day length 15 h 49 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
04:464:46 AM to 28:474:47+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 | Śukla Dvitīyā | 23:0011:00 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 08:188:18 AM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 11:1411:14 AM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 12:5112:51 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 28:47 04:474:47 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:413:41 AM | 04:464:46 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:413:41 AM | 04:144:14 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:573:57 AM | 04:464:46 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:464:46 AM | 07:567:56 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:456:45 AM | 08:448:44 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:567:56 AM | 11:0611:06 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:567:56 AM | 09:009:00 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:4310:43 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1012:10 PM | 13:131:13 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1712:17 PM | 13:051:05 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:131:13 PM | 14:162:16 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:162:16 PM | 17:265:26 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:193:19 PM | 16:234:23 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:394:39 PM | 18:376:37 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:265:26 PM | 20:368:36 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:526:52 PM | 20:178:17 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:368:36 PM | 21:419:41 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:368:36 PM | 20:528:52 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:368:36 PM | 21:259:25 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1712:17+1 AM | 25:051:05+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:203:20+1 AM | 28:454:45+1 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |