Saturday 7 April 2012 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Śanivāra. Pratipadā began at 03:193:19 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:3811:38 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:026:02 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:101:10 PM
Vyāghāta gives way to Harṣaṇa.
Noon
12:2912:29 PM
The Sun 57° above S. Day length 12 h 55 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
06:026:02 AM to 30:006:00 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 | 23:3811:38 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 24:24 00:2412:24 AM Sun | Svātī |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 13:101:10 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 13:291:29 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:00 06:006:00 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:334:33 AM | 06:026:02 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:334:33 AM | 05:175:17 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:554:55 AM | 06:026:02 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:026:02 AM | 08:378:37 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:026:02 AM | 07:397:39 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:026:02 AM | 06:536:53 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:536:53 AM | 07:457:45 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:378:37 AM | 11:1211:12 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:159:15 AM | 10:5210:52 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:1910:19 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0312:03 PM | 12:5512:55 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0512:05 PM | 12:5312:53 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:471:47 PM | 16:224:22 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:062:06 PM | 15:433:43 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:392:39 PM | 15:303:30 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:224:22 PM | 18:576:57 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:466:46 PM | 20:108:10 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:576:57 PM | 20:258:25 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:576:57 PM | 19:197:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:576:57 PM | 20:038:03 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0412:04 AM+1 | 24:5212:52 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:205:20 AM+1 | 30:456:45 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |