Thursday 16 July 2026 · Pyongyang, North Korea
Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 15:223:22 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:2312:23 PM.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā covers 5 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:245:24 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:018:01 AM
Vajra gives way to Siddhi.
Noon
12:4312:43 PM
The Sun 72° above S. Day length 14 h 37 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
05:245:24 AM to 29:255:25 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 | 12:2312:23 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 23:2211:22 PM | Maghā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 08:018:01 AM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 12:2312:23 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:25 05:255:25 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:094:09 AM | 05:245:24 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:094:09 AM | 04:474:47 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:284:28 AM | 05:245:24 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:245:24 AM | 08:208:20 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:245:24 AM | 07:147:14 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:208:20 AM | 11:1511:15 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:049:04 AM | 10:5310:53 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:1710:17 AM | 11:1511:15 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1412:14 PM | 13:121:12 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1912:19 PM | 13:071:07 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:041:04 PM | 14:322:32 PM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:112:11 PM | 17:065:06 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:332:33 PM | 16:224:22 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:093:09 PM | 16:084:08 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:084:08 PM | 17:065:06 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:065:06 PM | 20:018:01 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:018:01 PM | 21:179:17 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:018:01 PM | 20:208:20 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:018:01 PM | 20:588:58 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:549:54 PM | 23:2211:22 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1912:19 AM+1 | 25:071:07 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |