Friday 16 January 1987 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śukravāra. Pratipadā began at 10:3010:30 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:4512:45 PM.
At sunrise
07:207:20 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:278:27 AM
Viṣkambha gives way to Prīti.
Noon
11:5011:50 AM
The Sun 22° above S. Day length 8 h 59 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
07:207:20 AM to 31:207:20+1 AM
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 | 12:4512:45 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 18:236:23 PM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 08:278:27 AM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 12:4512:45 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:20 07:207:20 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:205:20 AM | 07:207:20 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:205:20 AM | 06:206:20 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:505:50 AM | 07:207:20 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:207:20 AM | 09:089:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:288:28 AM | 09:359:35 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:089:08 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:089:08 AM | 09:449:44 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:4210:42 AM | 11:5011:50 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:1711:17 AM | 13:041:04 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3211:32 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0812:08 PM | 12:4412:44 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4412:44 PM | 14:312:31 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:191:19 PM | 13:551:55 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:042:04 PM | 15:123:12 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:312:31 PM | 16:194:19 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:194:19 PM | 18:196:19 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:194:19 PM | 16:494:49 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:194:19 PM | 17:495:49 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2511:25 PM | 24:1312:13+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |