Tuesday 4 May 1954 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 00:3912:39 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 21:149:14 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
04:234:23 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:5310:53 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
11:3711:37 AM
The Sun 59° above S. Day length 14 h 29 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
04:234:23 AM to 28:214:21+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 | 21:149:14 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 14:172:17 PM | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 24:22 00:2212:22 AM Wed | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 10:5310:53 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 28:21 04:214:21 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:063:06 AM | 04:234:23 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:063:06 AM | 03:453:45 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:253:25 AM | 04:234:23 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:234:23 AM | 07:177:17 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:177:17 AM | 10:1010:10 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:177:17 AM | 08:148:14 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:008:00 AM | 09:499:49 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0811:08 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:3711:37 AM | 13:261:26 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:0912:09 PM | 13:341:34 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:041:04 PM | 15:583:58 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:022:02 PM | 15:003:00 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:143:14 PM | 17:035:03 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:583:58 PM | 18:526:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:526:52 PM | 20:088:08 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:526:52 PM | 19:117:11 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:526:52 PM | 19:497:49 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:3910:39 PM | 23:1711:17 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1211:12 PM | 24:0012:00+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |