Wednesday 7 May 2008 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Budhavāra. Dvitīyā began at 16:264:26 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:3812:38 PM.
Observed here on this day
Tṛtīyā covers 74 of 74 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:174:17 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:367:36 AM
Śobhana gives way to Atigaṇḍa.
Noon
11:3711:37 AM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 14 h 40 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
04:174:17 AM to 28:164:16+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 | 12:3812:38 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 22:3910:39 PM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 07:367:36 AM | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 12:3812:38 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 28:16 04:164:16 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:023:02 AM | 04:174:17 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:023:02 AM | 03:403:40 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:213:21 AM | 04:174:17 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:174:17 AM | 07:137:13 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:076:07 AM | 07:577:57 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:137:13 AM | 10:0910:09 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:479:47 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:0811:08 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:3711:37 AM | 13:271:27 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:051:05 PM | 16:014:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:042:04 PM | 15:023:02 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:373:37 PM | 17:015:01 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:014:01 PM | 18:576:57 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:576:57 PM | 20:118:11 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:576:57 PM | 19:167:16 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:576:57 PM | 19:537:53 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:507:50 PM | 21:149:14 PM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1211:12 PM | 24:0012:00+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:393:39+1 AM | 29:045:04+1 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |