Monday 31 March 2025 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 15:203:20 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:4211:42 AM.
Observed here on this day
Tṛtīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
06:136:13 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:4211:42 AM
Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.
Noon
12:3112:31 PM
The Sun 54° above S. Day length 12 h 37 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
06:136:13 AM to 30:116:11+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 | Śukla Dvitīyā | 11:4211:42 AM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 16:154:15 PM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 16:164:16 PM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 11:4211:42 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:11 06:116:11 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:424:42 AM | 06:136:13 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:424:42 AM | 05:275:27 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:055:05 AM | 06:136:13 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:136:13 AM | 08:448:44 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:487:48 AM | 09:229:22 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:448:44 AM | 11:1611:16 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:549:54 AM | 11:1911:19 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:5710:57 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0612:06 PM | 12:5712:57 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0712:07 PM | 12:5512:55 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:4312:43 PM | 14:082:08 PM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5712:57 PM | 13:471:47 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:471:47 PM | 16:184:18 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:062:06 PM | 15:413:41 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:372:37 PM | 15:283:28 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:283:28 PM | 16:184:18 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:184:18 PM | 18:506:50 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:506:50 PM | 20:218:21 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:506:50 PM | 19:127:12 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:506:50 PM | 19:587:58 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0712:07+1 AM | 24:5512:55+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:4812:48+1 AM | 26:132:13+1 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |