Wednesday 23 October 1968 · Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Budhavāra. Dvitīyā began at 03:383:38 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:2112:21 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:056:05 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:516:51 AM
Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.
Noon
11:3711:37 AM
The Sun 43° above S. Day length 11 h 02 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
06:056:05 AM to 30:066:06 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 | 24:21 00:2112:21 AM Thu | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 06:516:51 AM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Prīti | 07:397:39 AM | Āyuṣmān |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 14:002:00 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:06 06:066:06 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:224:22 AM | 06:056:05 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:145:14 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:484:48 AM | 06:056:05 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:056:05 AM | 08:188:18 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:287:28 AM | 08:518:51 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:188:18 AM | 10:3010:30 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:1410:14 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:1411:14 AM | 11:5911:59 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:3711:37 AM | 12:5912:59 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:5111:51 AM | 13:171:17 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4312:43 PM | 14:552:55 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:271:27 PM | 14:112:11 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:552:55 PM | 17:085:08 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:085:08 PM | 18:526:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:085:08 PM | 17:345:34 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:085:08 PM | 18:266:26 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:278:27 PM | 21:529:52 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1311:13 PM | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |