Thursday 16 July 2026 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 14:222:22 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:2311:23 AM.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:076:07 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:017:01 AM
Vajra gives way to Siddhi.
Noon
13:191:19 PM
The Sun 75° above S. Day length 14 h 24 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
06:076:07 AM to 30:086:08 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 | 11:2311:23 AM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 22:2210:22 PM | Maghā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 07:017:01 AM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 11:2311:23 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:08 06:086:08 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:504:50 AM | 06:076:07 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:504:50 AM | 05:295:29 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:095:09 AM | 06:076:07 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:076:07 AM | 09:009:00 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:076:07 AM | 07:557:55 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:009:00 AM | 11:5211:52 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:439:43 AM | 11:3111:31 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:5510:55 AM | 11:5211:52 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:0412:04 PM | 13:321:32 PM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5012:50 PM | 13:481:48 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5512:55 PM | 13:431:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:452:45 PM | 17:385:38 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:073:07 PM | 16:554:55 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:433:43 PM | 16:404:40 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:404:40 PM | 17:385:38 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:385:38 PM | 20:318:31 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:318:31 PM | 21:489:48 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:318:31 PM | 20:508:50 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:318:31 PM | 21:299:29 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:548:54 PM | 22:2210:22 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5512:55 AM+1 | 25:431:43 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |