Wednesday 31 October 2012 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Budhavāra. Dvitīyā began at 06:116:11 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 32:478:47 AM+1, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:556:55 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:497:49 AM
Bharaṇī gives way to Kṛttikā.
Noon
12:1012:10 PM
The Sun 36° above S. Day length 10 h 30 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
06:556:55 AM to 30:566:56 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 | past sunrise | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 07:497:49 AM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 19:117:11 PM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 19:277:27 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:56 06:566:56 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:075:07 AM | 06:556:55 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:075:07 AM | 06:016:01 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:345:34 AM | 06:556:55 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:556:55 AM | 09:019:01 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:148:14 AM | 09:339:33 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:019:01 AM | 11:0711:07 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:5110:51 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4911:49 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:1012:10 PM | 13:291:29 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:131:13 PM | 15:193:19 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:551:55 PM | 14:372:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:193:19 PM | 17:255:25 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:255:25 PM | 19:137:13 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:255:25 PM | 17:525:52 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:255:25 PM | 18:466:46 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:219:21 PM | 23:1011:10 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4711:47 PM | 24:3512:35 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |