Saturday 2 May 2026 · Tehran, Iran
Śanivāra. Pratipadā began at 20:538:53 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:5010:50 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:125:12 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:509:50 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:0112:01 PM
The Sun 70° above S. Day length 13 h 40 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
05:125:12 AM to 29:115:11 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 | Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā | 22:5010:50 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 29:10 05:105:10 AM Sun | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 19:457:45 PM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 09:509:50 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:11 05:115:11 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:493:49 AM | 05:125:12 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:493:49 AM | 04:304:30 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:104:10 AM | 05:125:12 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:125:12 AM | 07:567:56 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:125:12 AM | 06:546:54 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:125:12 AM | 06:066:06 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:066:06 AM | 07:017:01 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:567:56 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:378:37 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:488:48 AM | 10:3410:34 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3411:34 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:241:24 PM | 16:074:07 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:441:44 PM | 15:263:26 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:182:18 PM | 15:133:13 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:074:07 PM | 18:516:51 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:516:51 PM | 20:148:14 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:516:51 PM | 19:127:12 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:516:51 PM | 19:537:53 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:257:25 PM | 21:129:12 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3711:37 PM | 24:2512:25 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |