Sunday 29 October 2000 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Ravivāra. Dvitīyā began at 15:433:43 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:044:04 PM.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:347:34 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:2310:23 AM
Viśākhā gives way to Anurādhā.
Noon
12:5712:57 PM
The Sun 40° above S. Day length 10 h 46 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
07:347:34 AM to 31:357:35+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 | 16:044:04 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 10:2310:23 AM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 24:15 00:1512:15 AM Mon | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 16:044:04 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 31:35 07:357:35 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:485:48 AM | 07:347:34 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:485:48 AM | 06:416:41 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:146:14 AM | 07:347:34 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:347:34 AM | 09:439:43 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:439:43 AM | 11:5211:52 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3212:32 PM | 13:201:20 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3512:35 PM | 13:181:18 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:5612:56 PM | 14:172:17 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:012:01 PM | 16:104:10 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:372:37 PM | 16:194:19 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:442:44 PM | 15:273:27 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:383:38 PM | 16:594:59 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:104:10 PM | 18:196:19 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:534:53 PM | 17:365:36 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:594:59 PM | 18:196:19 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:196:19 PM | 20:058:05 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:196:19 PM | 18:466:46 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:196:19 PM | 19:397:39 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3312:33+1 AM | 25:211:21+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:4712:47+1 AM | 26:292:29+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |