Friday 10 September 2010 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śukravāra. Dvitīyā began at 14:382:38 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:5910:59 AM.
Observed here on this day
Tṛtīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:115:11 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:5910:59 AM
Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.
Noon
11:3711:37 AM
The Sun 48° above S. Day length 12 h 51 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
05:115:11 AM to 29:125:12 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 | 10:5910:59 AM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 20:408:40 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Śukla | 25:11 01:111:11 AM Sat | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 10:5910:59 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:12 05:125:12 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:423:42 AM | 05:115:11 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:423:42 AM | 04:274:27 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:044:04 AM | 05:115:11 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:115:11 AM | 07:457:45 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:476:47 AM | 08:248:24 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:496:49 AM | 08:148:14 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:457:45 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:457:45 AM | 08:378:37 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:0010:00 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1111:11 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0212:02 PM | 12:5412:54 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5412:54 PM | 15:283:28 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:451:45 PM | 14:372:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:502:50 PM | 16:264:26 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:213:21 PM | 16:464:46 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:283:28 PM | 18:026:02 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:026:02 PM | 19:327:32 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:026:02 PM | 18:256:25 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:026:02 PM | 19:097:09 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1311:13 PM | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:563:56 AM+1 | 29:245:24 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |