Saturday 19 June 2004 · Puning, Guangdong, China
Śanivāra. Pratipadā began at 04:274:27 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:536:53 AM.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:305:30 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:536:53 AM
Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.
Noon
12:1712:17 PM
The Sun 90° above N. Day length 13 h 34 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
05:305:30 AM to 29:305:30 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 | 06:536:53 AM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 14:472:47 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 19:007:00 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 06:536:53 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:30 05:305:30 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:064:06 AM | 05:305:30 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:064:06 AM | 04:484:48 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:274:27 AM | 05:305:30 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:305:30 AM | 08:138:13 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:305:30 AM | 07:127:12 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:305:30 AM | 06:246:24 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:246:24 AM | 07:187:18 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:138:13 AM | 10:5510:55 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:538:53 AM | 10:3510:35 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5011:50 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:381:38 PM | 16:214:21 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:581:58 PM | 15:403:40 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:322:32 PM | 15:273:27 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:214:21 PM | 19:047:04 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:047:04 PM | 20:278:27 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:047:04 PM | 19:247:24 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:047:04 PM | 20:068:06 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5311:53 PM | 24:4112:41 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:114:11 AM+1 | 29:585:58 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |