Tuesday 25 December 2007 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 06:196:19 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:523:52+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:477:47 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:1412:14 PM
Brahma gives way to Indra.
Noon
12:2712:27 PM
The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 19 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
07:477:47 AM to 31:487:48+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 | 27:52 03:523:52 AM Wed | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 27:18 03:183:18 AM Wed | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Brahma | 12:1412:14 PM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 17:015:01 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:48 07:487:48 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:505:50 AM | 07:477:47 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:505:50 AM | 06:486:48 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:196:19 AM | 07:477:47 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:477:47 AM | 09:399:39 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:399:39 AM | 11:3111:31 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:399:39 AM | 10:1610:16 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:0710:07 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0312:03 PM | 12:5112:51 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0812:08 PM | 12:4512:45 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:2712:27 PM | 13:361:36 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:221:22 PM | 15:143:14 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:002:00 PM | 14:372:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:462:46 PM | 15:563:56 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:143:14 PM | 17:065:06 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:114:11 PM | 17:405:40 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:065:06 PM | 19:047:04 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:065:06 PM | 17:355:35 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:065:06 PM | 18:346:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5910:59 PM | 23:5711:57 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0312:03+1 AM | 24:5112:51+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:051:05+1 AM | 26:332:33+1 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |