Saturday 9 October 2010 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Śanivāra. Dvitīyā began at 23:2311:23 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:288:28 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:316:31 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:507:50 AM
Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.
Noon
12:1412:14 PM
The Sun 44° above S. Day length 11 h 26 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
06:316:31 AM to 30:326:32 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 | 20:288:28 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 26:57 02:572:57 AM Sun | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 07:507:50 AM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 09:529:52 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:32 06:326:32 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:514:51 AM | 06:316:31 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:514:51 AM | 05:415:41 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:165:16 AM | 06:316:31 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:316:31 AM | 08:488:48 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:316:31 AM | 07:577:57 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:316:31 AM | 07:177:17 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:177:17 AM | 08:028:02 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:488:48 AM | 11:0511:05 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:229:22 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:0610:06 AM | 11:3411:34 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5011:50 AM | 12:3812:38 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:3712:37 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:231:23 PM | 15:403:40 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:401:40 PM | 15:053:05 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:082:08 PM | 14:542:54 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:403:40 PM | 17:575:57 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:575:57 PM | 19:387:38 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:575:57 PM | 18:226:22 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:575:57 PM | 19:127:12 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:536:53 PM | 20:218:21 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5011:50 PM | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |