Thursday 20 August 1925 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 21:159:15 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:1111:11 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:355:35 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0410:04 AM
Parigha gives way to Śiva.
Noon
12:2212:22 PM
The Sun 64° above S. Day length 13 h 32 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
05:355:35 AM to 29:365:36 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 | 23:1111:11 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 17:265:26 PM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Parigha | 10:0410:04 AM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 10:1610:16 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:36 05:365:36 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:124:12 AM | 05:355:35 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:124:12 AM | 04:544:54 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:334:33 AM | 05:355:35 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:355:35 AM | 08:188:18 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:355:35 AM | 07:177:17 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:188:18 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:588:58 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:0610:06 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5411:54 AM | 12:4812:48 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:4512:45 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:421:42 PM | 16:254:25 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:032:03 PM | 15:443:44 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:372:37 PM | 15:313:31 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:472:47 PM | 16:334:33 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:313:31 PM | 16:254:25 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:254:25 PM | 19:077:07 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:077:07 PM | 20:318:31 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:077:07 PM | 19:287:28 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:077:07 PM | 20:108:10 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5811:58 PM | 24:4612:46 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:112:11 AM+1 | 27:563:56 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |