Saturday 3 January 2026 · Queens, New York, United States
Śanivāra. Pratipadā began at 05:035:03 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:002:00+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:207:20 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:293:29 PM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:0012:00 PM
The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 21 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
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07:207:20 AM to 31:207:20+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 | 26:00 02:002:00 AM Sun | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 28:41 04:414:41 AM Sun | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Indra | 18:466:46 PM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 15:293:29 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:20 07:207:20 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:225:22 AM | 07:207:20 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:225:22 AM | 06:216:21 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:525:52 AM | 07:207:20 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:207:20 AM | 09:129:12 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:207:20 AM | 08:308:30 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:207:20 AM | 07:577:57 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:577:57 AM | 08:348:34 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:129:12 AM | 11:0411:04 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:409:40 AM | 10:5010:50 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3611:36 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5612:56 PM | 14:482:48 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:101:10 PM | 14:202:20 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:331:33 PM | 14:112:11 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:482:48 PM | 16:404:40 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:404:40 PM | 18:386:38 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:404:40 PM | 17:105:10 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:404:40 PM | 18:086:08 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:505:50 PM | 19:177:17 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3611:36 PM | 24:2412:24+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:312:31+1 AM | 27:583:58+1 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |