Thursday 21 July 2016 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 06:576:57 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:156:15 AM.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:105:10 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:156:15 AM
Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.
Noon
12:2512:25 PM
The Sun 72° above S. Day length 14 h 28 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 29:115:11 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 | 06:156:15 AM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 18:256:25 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Prīti | 15:393:39 PM | Āyuṣmān |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 06:156:15 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:11 05:115:11 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:543:54 AM | 05:105:10 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:543:54 AM | 04:324:32 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:134:13 AM | 05:105:10 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:105:10 AM | 08:048:04 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:105:10 AM | 06:596:59 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:048:04 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:058:05 AM | 09:409:40 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:478:47 AM | 10:3610:36 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:0010:00 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:5312:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:511:51 PM | 16:454:45 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:132:13 PM | 16:014:01 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:492:49 PM | 15:473:47 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:473:47 PM | 16:454:45 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:454:45 PM | 19:397:39 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:397:39 PM | 20:558:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:397:39 PM | 19:587:58 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:397:39 PM | 20:368:36 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:2010:20 PM | 23:5411:54 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 24:4912:49 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |