Tuesday 23 December 2014 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 07:017:01 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:114:11 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:227:22 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:128:12 AM
Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.
Noon
11:3911:39 AM
The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 33 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
07:227:22 AM to 31:237:23 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 | 28:11 04:114:11 AM Wed | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 19:427:42 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 08:128:12 AM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 17:375:37 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:23 07:237:23 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:195:19 AM | 07:227:22 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:195:19 AM | 06:206:20 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:505:50 AM | 07:227:22 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:227:22 AM | 09:059:05 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:059:05 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:059:05 AM | 09:399:39 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:319:31 AM | 10:3510:35 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:0312:03 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2211:22 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3012:30 PM | 14:132:13 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:041:04 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:471:47 PM | 14:512:51 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:132:13 PM | 15:553:55 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:183:18 PM | 16:464:46 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 15:553:55 PM | 17:595:59 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 15:553:55 PM | 16:264:26 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 15:553:55 PM | 17:285:28 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:0610:06 PM | 23:0811:08 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1511:15 PM | 24:0312:03 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:582:58 AM+1 | 28:264:26 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |