Wednesday 24 February 2016 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Budhavāra. Dvitīyā began at 04:024:02 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:096:09+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:097:09 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:1212:12 PM
Pūrva Phalgunī gives way to Uttara Phalgunī.
Noon
12:4012:40 PM
The Sun 40° above S. Day length 11 h 02 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
07:097:09 AM to 31:087:08+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 | 30:09 06:096:09 AM Thu | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 12:1212:12 PM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 28:59 04:594:59 AM Thu | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 17:035:03 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:08 07:087:08 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:255:25 AM | 07:097:09 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:255:25 AM | 06:176:17 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:515:51 AM | 07:097:09 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:097:09 AM | 09:229:22 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:328:32 AM | 09:559:55 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:229:22 AM | 11:3411:34 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:1811:18 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1612:16 PM | 13:041:04 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:031:03 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:4012:40 PM | 14:032:03 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:471:47 PM | 15:593:59 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:312:31 PM | 15:153:15 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:593:59 PM | 18:126:12 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:126:12 PM | 19:557:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:126:12 PM | 18:376:37 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:126:12 PM | 19:297:29 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:138:13 PM | 21:599:59 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1612:16+1 AM | 25:041:04+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 30:536:53+1 AM | 32:408:40+1 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |