Wednesday 17 September 1997 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Budhavāra. Pratipadā began at 02:502:50 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:0611:06 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:576:57 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:567:56 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadā gives way to Uttara Bhādrapadā.
Noon
13:081:08 PM
The Sun 56° above S. Day length 12 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
good to begin inavoidedneutral
06:576:57 AM to 30:586:58 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 | 23:0611:06 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 07:567:56 AM | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 22:1810:18 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 12:5712:57 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:58 06:586:58 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:245:24 AM | 06:576:57 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:245:24 AM | 06:106:10 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:475:47 AM | 06:576:57 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:576:57 AM | 09:259:25 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:298:29 AM | 10:0210:02 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:259:25 AM | 11:5311:53 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:3511:35 AM | 13:071:07 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4312:43 PM | 13:321:32 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4312:43 PM | 13:311:31 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:071:07 PM | 14:402:40 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:212:21 PM | 16:504:50 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:113:11 PM | 16:004:00 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:224:22 PM | 17:465:46 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:504:50 PM | 19:187:18 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:187:18 PM | 20:518:51 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:187:18 PM | 19:417:41 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:187:18 PM | 20:288:28 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4412:44 AM+1 | 25:321:32 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:4812:48 AM+1 | 26:122:12 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |