Tuesday 31 October 1989 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 01:531:53 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:094:09+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:206:20 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:023:02 PM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
11:2411:24 AM
The Sun 29° above S. Day length 10 h 07 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
06:206:20 AM to 30:216:21+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 | 28:09 04:094:09 AM Wed | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 17:285:28 PM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 28:09 04:094:09 AM Wed | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 15:023:02 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:21 06:216:21 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:294:29 AM | 06:206:20 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:294:29 AM | 05:255:25 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:574:57 AM | 06:206:20 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:206:20 AM | 08:218:21 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:387:38 AM | 09:259:25 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:218:21 AM | 10:2310:23 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:218:21 AM | 09:029:02 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:528:52 AM | 10:0710:07 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 10:5910:59 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0311:03 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:2311:23 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2412:24 PM | 14:252:25 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:041:04 PM | 13:451:45 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:551:55 PM | 15:113:11 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:252:25 PM | 16:274:27 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:274:27 PM | 18:186:18 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:274:27 PM | 16:554:55 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:274:27 PM | 17:505:50 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:549:54 PM | 23:4111:41 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:0110:01 PM | 22:5610:56 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0011:00 PM | 23:4811:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |