Sunday 21 May 1939 · Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
Ravivāra. Dvitīyā began at 10:4610:46 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:438:43 AM.
Observed here on this day
Tṛtīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:025:02 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:438:43 AM
Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.
Noon
11:5411:54 AM
The Sun 80° above S. Day length 13 h 45 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
05:025:02 AM to 29:015:01 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 | 08:438:43 AM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 19:507:50 PM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 25:19 01:191:19 AM Mon | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 08:438:43 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:01 05:015:01 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:403:40 AM | 05:025:02 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:403:40 AM | 04:214:21 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:004:00 AM | 05:025:02 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:025:02 AM | 07:477:47 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:477:47 AM | 10:3210:32 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2711:27 AM | 12:2212:22 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3011:30 AM | 12:1812:18 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:3411:34 AM | 13:041:04 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:5411:54 AM | 13:371:37 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:171:17 PM | 16:024:02 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:122:12 PM | 15:073:07 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:203:20 PM | 17:045:04 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:024:02 PM | 18:476:47 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:574:57 PM | 17:525:52 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:045:04 PM | 18:476:47 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:476:47 PM | 20:098:09 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:476:47 PM | 19:077:07 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:476:47 PM | 19:487:48 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3011:30 PM | 24:1812:18 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:403:40 AM+1 | 29:095:09 AM+1 | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |