Saturday 18 August 2012 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Śanivāra. Pratipadā began at 23:5411:54 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:4410:44 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:456:45 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:2311:23 AM
Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.
Noon
13:131:13 PM
The Sun 78° above S. Day length 12 h 56 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
06:456:45 AM to 30:456:45 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 | 22:4410:44 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 21:329:32 PM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Parigha | 18:196:19 PM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 11:2311:23 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:45 06:456:45 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:165:16 AM | 06:456:45 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:165:16 AM | 06:006:00 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:385:38 AM | 06:456:45 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:456:45 AM | 09:209:20 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:456:45 AM | 08:228:22 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:456:45 AM | 07:367:36 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:367:36 AM | 08:288:28 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:209:20 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:459:45 AM | 11:1911:19 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:599:59 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4712:47 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4912:49 PM | 13:371:37 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:302:30 PM | 17:065:06 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:502:50 PM | 16:274:27 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:223:22 PM | 16:144:14 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:065:06 PM | 19:417:41 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:117:11 PM | 20:458:45 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:417:41 PM | 21:099:09 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:417:41 PM | 20:038:03 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:417:41 PM | 20:478:47 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4912:49 AM+1 | 25:371:37 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:175:17 AM+1 | 30:496:49 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |