Thursday 21 June 2012 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 00:3612:36 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:441:44 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:584:58 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:055:05 AM
Ārdrā gives way to Punarvasu.
Noon
12:2912:29 PM
The Sun 73° above S. Day length 15 h 01 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
04:584:58 AM to 28:584:58 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 | 25:44 01:441:44 AM Fri | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 05:055:05 AM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 06:296:29 AM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 13:141:14 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 28:58 04:584:58 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:463:46 AM | 04:584:58 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:463:46 AM | 04:224:22 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:044:04 AM | 04:584:58 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:584:58 AM | 07:587:58 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 04:584:58 AM | 06:516:51 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:587:58 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:438:43 AM | 10:3610:36 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:589:58 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5911:59 AM | 12:5912:59 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0512:05 PM | 12:5312:53 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:591:59 PM | 16:594:59 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:212:21 PM | 16:144:14 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:592:59 PM | 15:593:59 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:593:59 PM | 16:594:59 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:594:59 PM | 19:597:59 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:555:55 PM | 19:387:38 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:597:59 PM | 21:119:11 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:597:59 PM | 20:178:17 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:597:59 PM | 20:538:53 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0512:05 AM+1 | 24:5312:53 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:124:12 AM+1 | 29:555:55 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |