Wednesday 18 August 2004 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Budhavāra. Dvitīyā began at 10:1310:13 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:3910:39 AM.
Observed here on this day
Tṛtīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:424:42 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:489:48 AM
Śiva gives way to Siddha.
Noon
11:4411:44 AM
The Sun 56° above S. Day length 14 h 03 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
04:424:42 AM to 28:434:43 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 | 10:3910:39 AM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 12:4112:41 PM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Śiva | 09:489:48 AM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 10:3910:39 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 28:43 04:434:43 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:233:23 AM | 04:424:42 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:233:23 AM | 04:024:02 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:433:43 AM | 04:424:42 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:424:42 AM | 07:317:31 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:006:00 AM | 07:407:40 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:276:27 AM | 08:138:13 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:317:31 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:589:58 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:1112:11 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1911:19 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:4311:43 AM | 13:291:29 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:081:08 PM | 15:563:56 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:042:04 PM | 15:003:00 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:563:56 PM | 18:456:45 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:456:45 PM | 20:058:05 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:456:45 PM | 19:057:05 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:456:45 PM | 19:457:45 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:058:05 PM | 21:449:44 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2011:20 PM | 24:0812:08 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |