Friday 25 December 2026 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Śukravāra. Dvitīyā began at 05:385:38 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:561:56 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
08:238:23 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:5910:59 AM
Brahma gives way to Indra.
Noon
13:131:13 PM
The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 39 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
08:238:23 AM to 32:248:24 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 | Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā | 25:56 01:561:56 AM Sat | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 25:20 01:201:20 AM Sat | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Brahma | 10:5910:59 AM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 15:453:45 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 32:24 08:248:24 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:286:28 AM | 08:238:23 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:286:28 AM | 07:267:26 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:576:57 AM | 08:238:23 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 08:238:23 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:369:36 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 10:1910:19 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:1910:19 AM | 10:5810:58 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:0112:01 PM | 13:131:13 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4912:49 PM | 13:371:37 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5412:54 PM | 13:321:32 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:321:32 PM | 14:112:11 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:112:11 PM | 16:074:07 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:492:49 PM | 16:134:13 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:492:49 PM | 15:283:28 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:383:38 PM | 16:504:50 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:074:07 PM | 18:026:02 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:026:02 PM | 19:577:57 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:026:02 PM | 18:316:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:026:02 PM | 19:297:29 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:1411:14 PM | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4912:49 AM+1 | 25:371:37 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |