Saturday 2 May 2026 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Śanivāra. Pratipadā began at 01:231:23 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:203:20+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:196:19 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:057:05 AM
Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.
Noon
13:101:10 PM
The Sun 69° above S. Day length 13 h 43 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
06:196:19 AM to 30:186:18+1 AM
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 | 27:20 03:203:20 AM Sun | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 07:057:05 AM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 24:15 00:1512:15 AM Sun | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 14:202:20 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:18 06:186:18 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:574:57 AM | 06:196:19 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:574:57 AM | 05:385:38 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:175:17 AM | 06:196:19 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:196:19 AM | 09:039:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:196:19 AM | 08:028:02 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:196:19 AM | 07:147:14 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:147:14 AM | 08:098:09 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:039:03 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:459:45 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4312:43 PM | 13:381:38 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4612:46 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:181:18 PM | 15:043:04 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:332:33 PM | 17:175:17 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:532:53 PM | 16:364:36 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:273:27 PM | 16:224:22 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:175:17 PM | 20:028:02 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:028:02 PM | 21:249:24 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:028:02 PM | 20:228:22 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:028:02 PM | 21:039:03 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:5511:55 PM | 25:421:42+1 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4612:46+1 AM | 25:341:34+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |