Thursday 20 July 1989 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 01:081:08 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:1311:13 PM.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:075:07 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:1312:13 PM
Taitila gives way to Gara.
Noon
12:4612:46 PM
The Sun 64° above S. Day length 15 h 19 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
05:075:07 AM to 29:085:08+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 | Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā | 23:1311:13 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 15:033:03 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Prīti | 14:192:19 PM | Āyuṣmān |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 12:1312:13 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:08 05:085:08 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:573:57 AM | 05:075:07 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:573:57 AM | 04:324:32 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:154:15 AM | 05:075:07 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:075:07 AM | 08:108:10 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:075:07 AM | 07:017:01 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:108:10 AM | 11:1411:14 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:568:56 AM | 10:5110:51 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:1310:13 AM | 11:1411:14 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:171:17 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2212:22 PM | 13:101:10 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:182:18 PM | 17:225:22 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:412:41 PM | 16:364:36 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:193:19 PM | 16:204:20 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:204:20 PM | 17:225:22 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:225:22 PM | 20:258:25 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:506:50 PM | 20:218:21 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:258:25 PM | 21:359:35 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:258:25 PM | 20:438:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:258:25 PM | 21:189:18 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2312:23+1 AM | 25:111:11+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:553:55+1 AM | 29:265:26+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |