Tuesday 17 December 2024 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 14:582:58 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:271:27 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:437:43 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:271:27 PM
Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.
Noon
12:2312:23 PM
The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 19 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
07:437:43 AM to 31:447:44+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 | 13:271:27 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 27:14 03:143:14 AM Wed | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Brahma | 23:4111:41 PM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 13:271:27 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:44 07:447:44 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:465:46 AM | 07:437:43 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:465:46 AM | 06:456:45 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:156:15 AM | 07:437:43 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:437:43 AM | 09:359:35 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:359:35 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:359:35 AM | 10:1310:13 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:0310:03 AM | 11:1311:13 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5911:59 AM | 12:4712:47 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0412:04 PM | 12:4212:42 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:2312:23 PM | 13:331:33 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:191:19 PM | 15:113:11 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:561:56 PM | 14:332:33 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:432:43 PM | 15:533:53 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:113:11 PM | 17:025:02 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:293:29 PM | 17:035:03 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:025:02 PM | 19:007:00 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:025:02 PM | 17:325:32 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:025:02 PM | 18:316:31 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5510:55 PM | 23:5411:54 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5911:59 PM | 24:4712:47+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:5312:53+1 AM | 26:272:27+1 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |