Thursday 21 June 2012 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 00:3612:36 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:441:44 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:206:20 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:296:29 AM
Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.
Noon
13:111:11 PM
The Sun 88° above S. Day length 13 h 41 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
06:206:20 AM to 30:216:21 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 | 25:44 01:441:44 AM Fri | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | past sunrise | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 06:296:29 AM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 13:141:14 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:21 06:216:21 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:584:58 AM | 06:206:20 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:584:58 AM | 05:395:39 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:185:18 AM | 06:206:20 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:206:20 AM | 09:059:05 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:206:20 AM | 08:038:03 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:059:05 AM | 11:4911:49 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:469:46 AM | 11:2811:28 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:5410:54 AM | 11:4911:49 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4412:44 PM | 13:381:38 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4712:47 PM | 13:351:35 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:332:33 PM | 17:175:17 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:542:54 PM | 16:364:36 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:283:28 PM | 16:234:23 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:234:23 PM | 17:175:17 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:175:17 PM | 20:028:02 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:555:55 PM | 19:387:38 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:028:02 PM | 21:249:24 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:028:02 PM | 20:228:22 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:028:02 PM | 21:039:03 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4712:47 AM+1 | 25:351:35 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:124:12 AM+1 | 29:555:55 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |