Monday 21 March 2011 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 22:1310:13 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:276:27 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:306:30 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:137:13 AM
Hasta gives way to Citrā.
Noon
12:3412:34 PM
The Sun 50° above S. Day length 12 h 09 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
06:306:30 AM to 30:296:29 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 | Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā | 18:276:27 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 07:137:13 AM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 23:0611:06 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 08:188:18 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:29 06:296:29 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:554:55 AM | 06:306:30 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:554:55 AM | 05:435:43 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:195:19 AM | 06:306:30 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:306:30 AM | 08:568:56 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:018:01 AM | 09:329:32 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:568:56 AM | 11:2211:22 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:0311:03 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1012:10 PM | 12:5912:59 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1112:11 PM | 12:5912:59 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5912:59 PM | 13:471:47 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:471:47 PM | 16:134:13 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:062:06 PM | 15:373:37 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:162:16 PM | 15:413:41 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:362:36 PM | 15:253:25 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:253:25 PM | 16:134:13 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:134:13 PM | 18:396:39 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:396:39 PM | 20:138:13 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:396:39 PM | 19:027:02 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:396:39 PM | 19:507:50 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:4410:44 PM | 24:0812:08 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1012:10 AM+1 | 24:5812:58 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |