Friday 16 November 1917 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Śukravāra. Dvitīyā began at 02:292:29 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:062:06+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:137:13 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:4710:47 AM
Anurādhā gives way to Jyeṣṭhā.
Noon
12:1212:12 PM
The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 57 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
07:137:13 AM to 31:147:14+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 | 26:06 02:062:06 AM Sat | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | 10:4710:47 AM | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 15:373:37 PM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 14:202:20 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:14 07:147:14 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:205:20 AM | 07:137:13 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:205:20 AM | 06:176:17 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:485:48 AM | 07:137:13 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:137:13 AM | 09:129:12 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:278:27 AM | 09:429:42 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:129:12 AM | 11:1211:12 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:129:12 AM | 09:529:52 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:5710:57 AM | 12:1112:11 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4711:47 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3112:31 PM | 13:111:11 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:111:11 PM | 15:113:11 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:511:51 PM | 14:312:31 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:412:41 PM | 15:553:55 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:113:11 PM | 17:105:10 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:254:25 PM | 18:016:01 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:105:10 PM | 19:037:03 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:105:10 PM | 17:385:38 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:105:10 PM | 18:346:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4811:48 PM | 24:3612:36+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:032:03+1 AM | 27:403:40+1 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |