Saturday 14 March 1998 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Śanivāra. Pratipadā began at 12:3412:34 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:073:07 PM.
At sunrise
07:277:27 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:4411:44 AM
Uttara Phalgunī gives way to Hasta.
Noon
13:221:22 PM
The Sun 51° above S. Day length 11 h 52 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
07:277:27 AM to 31:257:25 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 | 15:073:07 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 11:4411:44 AM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 18:516:51 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 15:073:07 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:25 07:257:25 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:495:49 AM | 07:277:27 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:495:49 AM | 06:386:38 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:146:14 AM | 07:277:27 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:277:27 AM | 09:499:49 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:277:27 AM | 08:568:56 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:277:27 AM | 08:148:14 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:148:14 AM | 09:019:01 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:499:49 AM | 12:1112:11 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:2510:25 AM | 11:5411:54 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5912:59 PM | 13:471:47 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5912:59 PM | 13:461:46 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:342:34 PM | 16:564:56 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:522:52 PM | 16:214:21 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:213:21 PM | 16:094:09 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:564:56 PM | 19:197:19 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:197:19 PM | 20:568:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:197:19 PM | 19:437:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:197:19 PM | 20:318:31 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:139:13 PM | 23:0111:01 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5812:58 AM+1 | 25:461:46 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |