Sunday 31 March 1968 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Ravivāra. Dvitīyā began at 08:408:40 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:5310:53 AM.
Observed here on this day
Tṛtīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:235:23 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:5310:53 AM
Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.
Noon
11:4411:44 AM
The Sun 48° above S. Day length 12 h 44 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
05:235:23 AM to 29:215:21+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 | 10:5310:53 AM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 15:303:30 PM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 14:262:26 PM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 10:5310:53 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:21 05:215:21 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:523:52 AM | 05:235:23 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:523:52 AM | 04:374:37 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:154:15 AM | 05:235:23 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:235:23 AM | 07:557:55 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:287:28 AM | 09:159:15 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:557:55 AM | 10:2810:28 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:0211:02 AM | 12:4912:49 PM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1911:19 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2111:21 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:4511:45 AM | 13:201:20 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:011:01 PM | 15:343:34 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:521:52 PM | 14:432:43 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:562:56 PM | 16:314:31 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:343:34 PM | 18:076:07 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:254:25 PM | 17:165:16 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:314:31 PM | 18:076:07 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:076:07 PM | 19:377:37 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:076:07 PM | 18:296:29 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:076:07 PM | 19:147:14 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2011:20 PM | 24:0812:08+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:182:18+1 AM | 28:064:06+1 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |