Tuesday 13 July 2010 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 00:2912:29 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 21:099:09 PM.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:286:28 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:4910:49 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
13:151:15 PM
The Sun 87° above S. Day length 13 h 34 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
06:286:28 AM to 30:286:28+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 | 21:099:09 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 14:072:07 PM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 24:04 00:0412:04 AM Wed | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 10:4910:49 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:28 06:286:28 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:045:04 AM | 06:286:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:045:04 AM | 05:465:46 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:255:25 AM | 06:286:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:286:28 AM | 09:119:11 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:228:22 AM | 09:489:48 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:119:11 AM | 11:5311:53 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:119:11 AM | 10:0510:05 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:519:51 AM | 11:3311:33 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4812:48 PM | 13:421:42 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5112:51 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:151:15 PM | 14:572:57 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:362:36 PM | 17:195:19 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:303:30 PM | 16:254:25 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:384:38 PM | 18:206:20 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:195:19 PM | 20:028:02 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:028:02 PM | 21:259:25 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:028:02 PM | 20:238:23 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:028:02 PM | 21:049:04 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:1212:12+1 AM | 24:5412:54+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5112:51+1 AM | 25:391:39+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:341:34+1 AM | 27:003:00+1 AM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |