Sunday 2 August 1981 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Ravivāra. Dvitīyā began at 10:2610:26 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:329:32 AM.
Observed here on this day
Tṛtīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:214:21 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:329:32 AM
Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.
Noon
11:4611:46 AM
The Sun 61° above S. Day length 14 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
04:214:21 AM to 28:234:23+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 | 09:329:32 AM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 15:263:26 PM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 16:024:02 PM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 09:329:32 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 28:23 04:234:23 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:083:08 AM | 04:214:21 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:083:08 AM | 03:453:45 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:263:26 AM | 04:214:21 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:214:21 AM | 07:197:19 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:197:19 AM | 10:1710:17 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1611:16 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2211:22 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:4611:46 AM | 13:371:37 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:021:02 PM | 14:382:38 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:151:15 PM | 16:124:12 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:142:14 PM | 15:133:13 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:283:28 PM | 17:195:19 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:124:12 PM | 19:107:10 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:125:12 PM | 18:116:11 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:195:19 PM | 19:107:10 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:107:10 PM | 20:248:24 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:107:10 PM | 19:297:29 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:107:10 PM | 20:058:05 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2211:22 PM | 24:1012:10+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:3811:38 PM | 25:161:16+1 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |