Monday 20 August 1917 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 04:504:50 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:167:16 AM.
Observed here on this day
Tṛtīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:425:42 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:167:16 AM
Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.
Noon
12:3012:30 PM
The Sun 63° above S. Day length 13 h 36 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
05:425:42 AM to 29:435:43+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 | 07:167:16 AM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | past sunrise | Hasta |
| Yoga | Siddha | 23:3011:30 PM | Sādhya |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 07:167:16 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:43 05:435:43 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:194:19 AM | 05:425:42 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:194:19 AM | 05:015:01 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:404:40 AM | 05:425:42 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:425:42 AM | 08:258:25 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:247:24 AM | 09:069:06 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:258:25 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4810:48 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0312:03 PM | 12:5712:57 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0612:06 PM | 12:5412:54 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5712:57 PM | 13:511:51 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:201:20 PM | 15:083:08 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:511:51 PM | 16:354:35 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:122:12 PM | 15:543:54 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:462:46 PM | 15:403:40 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:403:40 PM | 16:354:35 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:354:35 PM | 19:187:18 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:187:18 PM | 20:418:41 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:187:18 PM | 19:397:39 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:187:18 PM | 20:208:20 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:0512:05+1 AM | 25:521:52+1 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0612:06+1 AM | 24:5412:54+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |