Saturday 29 August 2026 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Śanivāra. Pratipadā began at 12:1912:19 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:2712:27 PM.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:525:52 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:069:06 AM
Sukarmā gives way to Dhṛti.
Noon
12:2812:28 PM
The Sun 59° above S. Day length 13 h 12 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
05:525:52 AM to 29:525:52 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 | 12:2712:27 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | past sunrise | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 09:069:06 AM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 12:2712:27 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:52 05:525:52 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:254:25 AM | 05:525:52 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:254:25 AM | 05:085:08 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:474:47 AM | 05:525:52 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:525:52 AM | 08:308:30 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:525:52 AM | 07:317:31 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:525:52 AM | 06:446:44 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:446:44 AM | 07:377:37 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:308:30 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:109:10 AM | 10:4910:49 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:5412:54 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0412:04 PM | 12:5212:52 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:531:53 PM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:471:47 PM | 16:254:25 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:072:07 PM | 15:463:46 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:402:40 PM | 15:323:32 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:254:25 PM | 19:047:04 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:047:04 PM | 20:308:30 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:047:04 PM | 19:257:25 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:047:04 PM | 20:088:08 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:0310:03 PM | 23:4111:41 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0412:04 AM+1 | 24:5212:52 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |