Friday 15 May 1953 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śukravāra. Dvitīyā began at 11:0411:04 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:369:36 AM.
Observed here on this day
Tṛtīyā covers 72 of 72 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:074:07 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:097:09 AM
Rohiṇī gives way to Mṛgaśirā.
Noon
11:3611:36 AM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 14 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
04:074:07 AM to 28:064:06+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 | 09:369:36 AM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 07:097:09 AM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 22:4510:45 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 09:369:36 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 28:06 04:064:06 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 02:552:55 AM | 04:074:07 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 02:552:55 AM | 03:313:31 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:133:13 AM | 04:074:07 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:074:07 AM | 07:077:07 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:006:00 AM | 07:527:52 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:077:07 AM | 10:0710:07 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:077:07 AM | 08:078:07 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:449:44 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0711:07 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0712:07 PM | 13:071:07 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:4412:44 PM | 14:192:19 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:071:07 PM | 16:064:06 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:062:06 PM | 15:063:06 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:213:21 PM | 17:145:14 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:064:06 PM | 19:067:06 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:067:06 PM | 20:188:18 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:067:06 PM | 19:247:24 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:067:06 PM | 20:008:00 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:1710:17 PM | 23:5311:53 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1211:12 PM | 24:0012:00+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |