Wednesday 11 December 1996 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Budhavāra. Pratipadā began at 00:5612:56 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:1510:15 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:147:14 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:039:03 AM
Jyeṣṭhā gives way to Mūla.
Noon
11:3311:33 AM
The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 38 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
07:147:14 AM to 31:157:15 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 Pratipadā | 22:1510:15 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Jyeṣṭhā | 09:039:03 AM | Mūla |
| Yoga | Śūla | 16:034:03 PM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 11:3811:38 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:15 07:157:15 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:115:11 AM | 07:147:14 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:115:11 AM | 06:136:13 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:425:42 AM | 07:147:14 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:147:14 AM | 08:588:58 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:198:19 AM | 09:249:24 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:588:58 AM | 10:4110:41 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:2810:28 AM | 11:3311:33 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0911:09 AM | 11:5711:57 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:1611:16 AM | 11:5011:50 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:3311:33 AM | 12:3812:38 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2512:25 PM | 14:092:09 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 12:5912:59 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:092:09 PM | 15:523:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 15:523:52 PM | 17:555:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 15:523:52 PM | 16:234:23 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 15:523:52 PM | 17:245:24 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:214:21 PM | 17:495:49 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1011:10 PM | 23:5811:58 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:071:07 AM+1 | 26:352:35 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:305:30 AM+1 | 30:576:57 AM+1 | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |