Sunday 28 August 1988 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Ravivāra. Pratipadā began at 19:567:56 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:094:09 PM.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:436:43 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:3810:38 AM
Śatabhiṣā gives way to Pūrva Bhādrapadā.
Noon
13:191:19 PM
The Sun 61° above S. Day length 13 h 11 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
06:436:43 AM to 30:446:44 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 Pratipadā | 16:094:09 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 10:3810:38 AM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 13:421:42 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 16:094:09 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:44 06:446:44 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:175:17 AM | 06:436:43 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:175:17 AM | 06:006:00 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:395:39 AM | 06:436:43 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:436:43 AM | 09:229:22 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:229:22 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5312:53 PM | 13:451:45 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5512:55 PM | 13:431:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:191:19 PM | 14:582:58 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:382:38 PM | 17:165:16 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:313:31 PM | 16:244:24 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:164:16 PM | 17:405:40 PM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 16:374:37 PM | 18:166:16 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:165:16 PM | 19:557:55 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 18:096:09 PM | 19:027:02 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 18:166:16 PM | 19:557:55 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:557:55 PM | 21:219:21 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:557:55 PM | 20:168:16 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:557:55 PM | 21:009:00 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:4312:43 AM+1 | 26:072:07 AM+1 | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5512:55 AM+1 | 25:431:43 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |