Sunday 13 January 2013 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Ravivāra. Dvitīyā began at 00:3412:34 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 21:499:49 PM.
At sunrise
07:567:56 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:0811:08 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
13:181:18 PM
The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 43 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
07:567:56 AM to 31:567:56 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 | 21:499:49 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 21:329:32 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 17:095:09 PM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 11:0811:08 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 31:56 07:567:56 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:106:10 AM | 07:567:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:106:10 AM | 07:037:03 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:376:37 AM | 07:567:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:567:56 AM | 10:0510:05 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 10:0510:05 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:0112:01 PM | 13:291:29 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5412:54 PM | 13:421:42 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5612:56 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:181:18 PM | 14:382:38 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:222:22 PM | 16:314:31 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:053:05 PM | 15:483:48 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:593:59 PM | 17:195:19 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:314:31 PM | 18:396:39 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:145:14 PM | 17:575:57 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:195:19 PM | 18:396:39 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:396:39 PM | 20:268:26 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:396:39 PM | 19:067:06 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:396:39 PM | 19:597:59 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5412:54 AM+1 | 25:421:42 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:171:17 AM+1 | 26:472:47 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |