Thursday 25 June 1998 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 11:5011:50 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:0510:05 AM.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:565:56 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:277:27 AM
Ārdrā gives way to Punarvasu.
Noon
13:151:15 PM
The Sun 77° above S. Day length 14 h 39 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
05:565:56 AM to 29:565:56 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 | Śukla Pratipadā | 10:0510:05 AM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 07:277:27 AM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 24:52 00:5212:52 AM Fri | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 10:0510:05 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:56 05:565:56 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:414:41 AM | 05:565:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:414:41 AM | 05:185:18 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:005:00 AM | 05:565:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:565:56 AM | 08:528:52 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:565:56 AM | 07:467:46 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:528:52 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:369:36 AM | 11:2611:26 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:4910:49 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4612:46 PM | 13:451:45 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5112:51 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:432:43 PM | 17:395:39 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:053:05 PM | 16:554:55 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:423:42 PM | 16:414:41 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:414:41 PM | 17:395:39 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:395:39 PM | 20:358:35 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:137:13 PM | 20:478:47 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:358:35 PM | 21:509:50 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:358:35 PM | 20:548:54 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:358:35 PM | 21:319:31 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5212:52 AM+1 | 25:401:40 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:384:38 AM+1 | 30:126:12 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |