Sunday 25 December 2011 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Ravivāra. Pratipadā began at 02:062:06 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:0412:04 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:477:47 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:1210:12 AM
Mūla gives way to Pūrvāṣāḍhā.
Noon
12:2712:27 PM
The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 19 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
07:477:47 AM to 31:487:48 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 | 24:04 00:0412:04 AM Mon | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 10:1210:12 AM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 17:145:14 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 13:021:02 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 31:48 07:487:48 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:505:50 AM | 07:477:47 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:505:50 AM | 06:486:48 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:196:19 AM | 07:477:47 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:477:47 AM | 09:399:39 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:428:42 AM | 10:1210:12 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:399:39 AM | 11:3111:31 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0312:03 PM | 12:5112:51 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0812:08 PM | 12:4512:45 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:2712:27 PM | 13:361:36 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:221:22 PM | 15:143:14 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:002:00 PM | 14:372:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:462:46 PM | 15:563:56 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:143:14 PM | 17:065:06 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:513:51 PM | 16:294:29 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:563:56 PM | 17:065:06 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:065:06 PM | 19:047:04 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:065:06 PM | 17:355:35 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:065:06 PM | 18:346:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:197:19 PM | 20:508:50 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0312:03 AM+1 | 24:5112:51 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:274:27 AM+1 | 29:585:58 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |