Monday 12 April 1937 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 13:101:10 PM yesterday, and holds until 09:369:36 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:485:48 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:369:36 AM
Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.
Noon
12:1912:19 PM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 13 h 04 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
05:485:48 AM to 29:465:46 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 | 09:369:36 AM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 13:421:42 PM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 15:193:19 PM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 09:369:36 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:46 05:465:46 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:204:20 AM | 05:485:48 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:204:20 AM | 05:045:04 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:424:42 AM | 05:485:48 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:485:48 AM | 08:248:24 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:207:20 AM | 08:458:45 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:267:26 AM | 09:049:04 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:248:24 AM | 11:0111:01 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:1010:10 AM | 11:3511:35 AM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4210:42 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:4612:46 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4612:46 PM | 13:381:38 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:381:38 PM | 16:154:15 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:571:57 PM | 15:353:35 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:302:30 PM | 15:223:22 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:223:22 PM | 16:154:15 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:154:15 PM | 18:516:51 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:516:51 PM | 20:198:19 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:516:51 PM | 19:137:13 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:516:51 PM | 19:577:57 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:1210:12 PM | 23:3711:37 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5511:55 PM | 24:4312:43 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |