Saturday 21 July 2012 · Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
Śanivāra. Dvitīyā began at 12:3812:38 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:2412:24 PM.
Observed here on this day
Tṛtīyā covers 9 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:105:10 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:0012:00 PM
Siddhi gives way to Vyatīpāta.
Noon
12:0912:09 PM
The Sun 78° above S. Day length 13 h 57 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
05:105:10 AM to 29:105:10 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 | 12:2412:24 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 14:362:36 PM | Maghā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 12:0012:00 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 12:2412:24 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:10 05:105:10 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:503:50 AM | 05:105:10 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:503:50 AM | 04:304:30 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:104:10 AM | 05:105:10 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:105:10 AM | 07:577:57 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:105:10 AM | 06:556:55 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:105:10 AM | 06:066:06 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:066:06 AM | 07:017:01 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:577:57 AM | 10:4510:45 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:398:39 AM | 10:2410:24 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4511:45 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:5912:59 PM | 14:362:36 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:321:32 PM | 16:204:20 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:531:53 PM | 15:383:38 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:282:28 PM | 15:243:24 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:204:20 PM | 19:077:07 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:077:07 PM | 20:288:28 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:077:07 PM | 19:277:27 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:077:07 PM | 20:088:08 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4511:45 PM | 24:3312:33 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:372:37 AM+1 | 28:134:13 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |