Saturday 12 August 1995 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Śanivāra. Dvitīyā began at 23:3711:37 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:309:30 PM.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:276:27 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:557:55 AM
Śobhana gives way to Atigaṇḍa.
Noon
13:181:18 PM
The Sun 68° above S. Day length 13 h 41 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
06:276:27 AM to 30:286:28+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 | Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā | 21:309:30 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 22:1310:13 PM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 07:557:55 AM | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 10:2910:29 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:28 06:286:28 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:055:05 AM | 06:276:27 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:055:05 AM | 05:465:46 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:265:26 AM | 06:276:27 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:276:27 AM | 09:129:12 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:276:27 AM | 08:108:10 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:276:27 AM | 07:227:22 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:227:22 AM | 08:178:17 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:129:12 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:539:53 AM | 11:3511:35 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5012:50 PM | 13:451:45 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5412:54 PM | 13:421:42 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:402:40 PM | 17:245:24 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:003:00 PM | 16:434:43 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:253:25 PM | 16:564:56 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:353:35 PM | 16:294:29 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:245:24 PM | 20:088:08 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:088:08 PM | 21:319:31 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:088:08 PM | 20:298:29 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:088:08 PM | 21:109:10 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5412:54+1 AM | 25:421:42+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:274:27+1 AM | 30:006:00+1 AM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |