Friday 18 August 1989 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śukravāra. Pratipadā began at 12:0712:07 PM yesterday, and holds until 09:259:25 AM.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:425:42 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:259:25 AM
Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.
Noon
12:4412:44 PM
The Sun 57° above S. Day length 14 h 04 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
05:425:42 AM to 29:435:43+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 | 09:259:25 AM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 20:228:22 PM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 17:385:38 PM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 09:259:25 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:43 05:435:43 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:425:42 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:025:02 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:424:42 AM | 05:425:42 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:425:42 AM | 08:308:30 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:277:27 AM | 09:139:13 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:308:30 AM | 11:1911:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:308:30 AM | 09:279:27 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:5810:58 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:121:12 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1912:19 PM | 13:071:07 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:121:12 PM | 14:082:08 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:461:46 PM | 15:143:14 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:082:08 PM | 16:574:57 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:043:04 PM | 16:004:00 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:144:14 PM | 18:006:00 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:574:57 PM | 19:457:45 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:457:45 PM | 21:059:05 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:457:45 PM | 20:058:05 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:457:45 PM | 20:458:45 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2012:20+1 AM | 25:081:08+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:102:10+1 AM | 27:383:38+1 AM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |