Tuesday 6 September 2005 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 04:474:47 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:316:31 AM.
Observed here on this day
Tṛtīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:065:06 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:316:31 AM
Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.
Noon
11:3811:38 AM
The Sun 50° above S. Day length 13 h 04 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
05:065:06 AM to 29:075:07 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 | 06:316:31 AM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 25:41 01:411:41 AM Wed | Citrā |
| Yoga | Śubha | 13:081:08 PM | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 06:316:31 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:07 05:075:07 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:393:39 AM | 05:065:06 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:393:39 AM | 04:224:22 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:014:01 AM | 05:065:06 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:065:06 AM | 07:437:43 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:437:43 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:437:43 AM | 08:358:35 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:228:22 AM | 10:0010:00 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:448:44 AM | 10:2910:29 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1211:12 AM | 12:0412:04 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 | 13:161:16 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5612:56 PM | 15:333:33 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:491:49 PM | 14:412:41 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:542:54 PM | 16:324:32 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:333:33 PM | 18:106:10 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:106:10 PM | 19:387:38 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:106:10 PM | 18:326:32 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:106:10 PM | 19:167:16 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:107:10 PM | 20:548:54 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:3310:33 PM | 23:1711:17 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1511:15 PM | 24:0312:03 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |