Thursday 23 October 2025 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 22:4710:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:171:17+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:287:28 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:0212:02 PM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:5712:57 PM
The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 58 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
07:287:28 AM to 31:297:29+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 | 25:17 01:171:17 AM Fri | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 31:21 07:217:21 AM Fri | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Āyuṣmān | past sunrise | Saubhāgya |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 12:0212:02 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 31:29 07:297:29 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:445:44 AM | 07:287:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:445:44 AM | 06:366:36 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:106:10 AM | 07:287:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:287:28 AM | 09:409:40 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:287:28 AM | 08:508:50 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:409:40 AM | 11:5111:51 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:1210:12 AM | 11:3511:35 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:4010:40 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:0711:07 AM | 11:5111:51 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3312:33 PM | 13:211:21 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3512:35 PM | 13:191:19 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:032:03 PM | 16:154:15 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:192:19 PM | 15:423:42 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:472:47 PM | 15:313:31 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:313:31 PM | 16:154:15 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:154:15 PM | 18:266:26 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:266:26 PM | 20:118:11 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:266:26 PM | 18:526:52 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:266:26 PM | 19:457:45 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:279:27 PM | 23:1511:15 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3412:34+1 AM | 25:221:22+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |