Saturday 1 September 2012 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Śanivāra. Pratipadā began at 21:589:58 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:469:46 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:555:55 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:587:58 AM
Śatabhiṣā gives way to Pūrva Bhādrapadā.
Noon
12:2712:27 PM
The Sun 58° above S. Day length 13 h 03 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
05:555:55 AM to 29:565:56 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 | 21:469:46 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 07:587:58 AM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 28:10 04:104:10 AM Sun | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 09:489:48 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:56 05:565:56 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:274:27 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:274:27 AM | 05:115:11 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:494:49 AM | 05:555:55 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:555:55 AM | 08:318:31 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:555:55 AM | 07:337:33 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:555:55 AM | 06:476:47 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:476:47 AM | 07:397:39 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:318:31 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:119:11 AM | 10:4910:49 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:5312:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0212:02 PM | 12:5012:50 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:451:45 PM | 16:214:21 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:042:04 PM | 15:423:42 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:332:33 PM | 16:124:12 PM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:372:37 PM | 15:293:29 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:214:21 PM | 18:586:58 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:586:58 PM | 20:268:26 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:586:58 PM | 19:207:20 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:586:58 PM | 20:048:04 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| 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 | 24:2612:26 AM+1 | 26:052:05 AM+1 | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |