Thursday 29 August 1996 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 01:521:52 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:2910:29 PM.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā does not reach moonrise on either day. Boundary: no day qualifies and the rule does not say what then. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:426:42 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:0812:08 PM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
13:141:14 PM
The Sun 63° above S. Day length 13 h 03 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
06:426:42 AM to 30:436:43 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 | 22:2910:29 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 14:532:53 PM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 16:184:18 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 12:0812:08 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:43 06:436:43 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:145:14 AM | 06:426:42 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:145:14 AM | 05:585:58 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:365:36 AM | 06:426:42 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:426:42 AM | 09:199:19 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:426:42 AM | 08:208:20 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:308:30 AM | 09:559:55 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:199:19 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:589:58 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:0311:03 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4712:47 PM | 13:401:40 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5012:50 PM | 13:381:38 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:322:32 PM | 17:095:09 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:512:51 PM | 16:294:29 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:243:24 PM | 16:164:16 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:164:16 PM | 17:095:09 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:095:09 PM | 19:457:45 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:457:45 PM | 21:139:13 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:457:45 PM | 20:078:07 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:457:45 PM | 20:518:51 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:408:40 PM | 22:0710:07 PM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5012:50 AM+1 | 25:381:38 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:205:20 AM+1 | 30:466:46 AM+1 | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |