Saturday 29 August 2026 · Kunming, Yunnan, 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
06:496:49 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:069:06 AM
Sukarmā gives way to Dhṛti.
Noon
13:101:10 PM
The Sun 74° above S. Day length 12 h 42 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
06:496:49 AM to 30:496:49+1 AM
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 | 30:12 06:126:12 AM Sun | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 09:069:06 AM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 12:2712:27 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:49 06:496:49 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:195:19 AM | 06:496:49 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:195:19 AM | 06:046:04 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:415:41 AM | 06:496:49 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:496:49 AM | 09:219:21 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:496:49 AM | 08:248:24 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:496:49 AM | 07:407:40 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:407:40 AM | 08:318:31 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:219:21 AM | 11:5411:54 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:599:59 AM | 11:3511:35 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:531:53 PM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4512:45 PM | 13:351:35 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4612:46 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:262:26 PM | 16:594:59 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:452:45 PM | 16:214:21 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:173:17 PM | 16:084:08 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:594:59 PM | 19:317:31 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:317:31 PM | 21:019:01 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:317:31 PM | 19:547:54 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:317:31 PM | 20:398:39 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 | 24:4612:46+1 AM | 25:341:34+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |