Tuesday 16 June 2026 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 10:5410:54 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:017:01 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
04:574:57 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:017:01 AM
Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.
Noon
12:2712:27 PM
The Sun 73° above S. Day length 15 h 00 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
04:574:57 AM to 28:584:58 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 | 07:017:01 AM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 18:436:43 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 07:097:09 AM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 07:017:01 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 28:58 04:584:58 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:453:45 AM | 04:574:57 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:453:45 AM | 04:214:21 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:034:03 AM | 04:574:57 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:574:57 AM | 07:577:57 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 05:015:01 AM | 06:256:25 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:577:57 AM | 10:5810:58 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:577:57 AM | 08:578:57 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:428:42 AM | 10:3510:35 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:569:56 AM | 11:2011:20 AM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5811:58 AM | 12:5812:58 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0412:04 PM | 12:5212:52 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:2812:28 PM | 14:202:20 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:581:58 PM | 16:584:58 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:582:58 PM | 15:583:58 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:134:13 PM | 18:056:05 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:584:58 PM | 19:587:58 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:587:58 PM | 21:109:10 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:587:58 PM | 20:168:16 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:587:58 PM | 20:528:52 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:3411:34 PM | 24:1012:10 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0412:04 AM+1 | 24:5212:52 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |