Thursday 23 August 1956 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 22:2210:22 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:4711:47 PM.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:465:46 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:0711:07 AM
Taitila gives way to Gara.
Noon
12:2912:29 PM
The Sun 61° above S. Day length 13 h 27 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
05:465:46 AM to 29:475:47+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 | Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā | 23:4711:47 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 27:54 03:543:54 AM Fri | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 14:372:37 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 11:0711:07 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:47 05:475:47 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:214:21 AM | 05:465:46 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:214:21 AM | 05:045:04 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:424:42 AM | 05:465:46 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:465:46 AM | 08:278:27 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:465:46 AM | 07:267:26 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:278:27 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:518:51 AM | 10:3510:35 AM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:079:07 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:1510:15 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0212:02 PM | 12:5612:56 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0512:05 PM | 12:5312:53 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:501:50 PM | 16:314:31 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:102:10 PM | 15:513:51 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:442:44 PM | 15:373:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:373:37 PM | 16:314:31 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:314:31 PM | 19:137:13 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:137:13 PM | 20:378:37 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:137:13 PM | 19:347:34 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:137:13 PM | 20:168:16 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:157:15 PM | 20:598:59 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0612:06+1 AM | 24:5412:54+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |