Tuesday 28 April 1998 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 16:034:03 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:4112:41 PM.
Observed here on this day
Tṛtīyā covers 78 of 78 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:324:32 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:4112:41 PM
Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.
Noon
11:3811:38 AM
The Sun 57° above S. Day length 14 h 12 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
04:324:32 AM to 28:304:30 AM+1
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 | 12:4112:41 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 16:094:09 PM | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 15:063:06 PM | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 12:4112:41 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 28:30 04:304:30 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:133:13 AM | 04:324:32 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:133:13 AM | 03:533:53 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:333:33 AM | 04:324:32 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:324:32 AM | 07:227:22 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 05:245:24 AM | 06:506:50 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:227:22 AM | 10:1310:13 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:227:22 AM | 08:198:19 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:058:05 AM | 09:519:51 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1011:10 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:3811:38 AM | 13:251:25 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:031:03 PM | 15:543:54 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:002:00 PM | 15:263:26 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:002:00 PM | 14:572:57 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:113:11 PM | 16:584:58 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:543:54 PM | 18:446:44 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:446:44 PM | 20:028:02 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:446:44 PM | 19:047:04 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:446:44 PM | 19:437:43 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:3910:39 PM | 23:1811:18 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1311:13 PM | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |