Saturday 20 December 2025 · Queens, New York, United States
Śanivāra. Pratipadā began at 20:438:43 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:4210:42 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:167:16 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:459:45 AM
Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.
Noon
11:5311:53 AM
The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 15 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
07:167:16 AM to 31:167:16+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 | Śukla Pratipadā | 22:4210:42 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 14:522:52 PM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 30:06 06:066:06 AM Sun | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 09:459:45 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:16 07:167:16 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:185:18 AM | 07:167:16 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:185:18 AM | 06:176:17 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:475:47 AM | 07:167:16 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:167:16 AM | 09:079:07 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:167:16 AM | 08:258:25 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:167:16 AM | 07:537:53 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:487:48 AM | 09:349:34 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:537:53 AM | 08:308:30 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:079:07 AM | 10:5810:58 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:349:34 AM | 10:4410:44 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2911:29 AM | 12:1712:17 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3511:35 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4912:49 PM | 14:402:40 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:021:02 PM | 14:122:12 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:061:06 PM | 14:522:52 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:261:26 PM | 14:032:03 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:402:40 PM | 16:314:31 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:314:31 PM | 18:296:29 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:314:31 PM | 17:005:00 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:314:31 PM | 17:595:59 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2911:29 PM | 24:1712:17+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:221:22+1 AM | 27:073:07+1 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |