Friday 11 December 2026 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Śukravāra. Dvitīyā began at 11:1711:17 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:531:53 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:397:39 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:4812:48 PM
Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.
Noon
12:2012:20 PM
The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 22 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
07:397:39 AM to 31:407:40 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 | 13:531:53 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 29:35 05:355:35 AM Sat | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 12:4812:48 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 13:531:53 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:40 07:407:40 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:425:42 AM | 07:397:39 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:425:42 AM | 06:406:40 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:116:11 AM | 07:397:39 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:397:39 AM | 09:319:31 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:498:49 AM | 09:599:59 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:319:31 AM | 11:2411:24 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:319:31 AM | 10:0910:09 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:1011:10 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:3912:39 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3912:39 PM | 13:161:16 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:161:16 PM | 15:093:09 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:191:19 PM | 15:073:07 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:541:54 PM | 14:312:31 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:402:40 PM | 15:513:51 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:093:09 PM | 17:015:01 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:015:01 PM | 18:586:58 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:015:01 PM | 17:305:30 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:015:01 PM | 18:296:29 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5611:56 PM | 24:4412:44 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:0912:09 AM+1 | 25:581:58 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |