Sunday 31 August 2008 · Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana
Ravivāra. Pratipadā began at 19:587:58 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:576:57 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:555:55 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:247:24 AM
Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:0112:01 PM
The Sun 87° above N. Day length 12 h 13 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
05:555:55 AM to 29:545:54 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 | 18:576:57 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 18:486:48 PM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Siddha | 16:274:27 PM | Sādhya |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 07:247:24 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:54 05:545:54 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:204:20 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:204:20 AM | 05:075:07 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:444:44 AM | 05:555:55 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:555:55 AM | 08:218:21 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:218:21 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3711:37 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3711:37 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:0112:01 PM | 13:331:33 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:2912:29 PM | 14:042:04 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:141:14 PM | 15:413:41 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:032:03 PM | 14:522:52 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:043:04 PM | 16:364:36 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:413:41 PM | 18:076:07 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:304:30 PM | 17:185:18 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:364:36 PM | 18:076:07 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:076:07 PM | 19:427:42 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:076:07 PM | 18:316:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:076:07 PM | 19:187:18 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3711:37 PM | 24:2512:25 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:052:05 AM+1 | 27:413:41 AM+1 | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |