Monday 20 April 2015 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 00:0212:02 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 21:339:33 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:436:43 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:4410:44 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
13:081:08 PM
The Sun 76° above S. Day length 12 h 50 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
06:436:43 AM to 30:426:42+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 | 21:339:33 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 15:473:47 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Āyuṣmān | 27:37 03:373:37 AM Tue | Saubhāgya |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 10:4410:44 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:42 06:426:42 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:145:14 AM | 06:436:43 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:145:14 AM | 05:595:59 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:365:36 AM | 06:436:43 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:436:43 AM | 09:179:17 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:208:20 AM | 09:569:56 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:179:17 AM | 11:5111:51 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:2211:22 AM | 12:5012:50 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:3211:32 AM | 13:081:08 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4312:43 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4412:44 PM | 13:321:32 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:341:34 PM | 14:252:25 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:252:25 PM | 16:594:59 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:452:45 PM | 16:214:21 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:173:17 PM | 16:084:08 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:084:08 PM | 16:594:59 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:594:59 PM | 19:337:33 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:337:33 PM | 21:039:03 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:337:33 PM | 19:567:56 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:337:33 PM | 20:408:40 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4412:44+1 AM | 25:321:32+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:073:07+1 AM | 28:384:38+1 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |