Friday 13 October 1939 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śukravāra. Pratipadā began at 04:304:30 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:471:47 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:246:24 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:053:05 PM
Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:0512:05 PM
The Sun 44° above S. Day length 11 h 20 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
06:246:24 AM to 30:256:25 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 | 25:47 01:471:47 AM Sat | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 22:4710:47 PM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 18:066:06 PM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 15:053:05 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:25 06:256:25 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:434:43 AM | 06:246:24 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:434:43 AM | 05:345:34 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:095:09 AM | 06:246:24 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:246:24 AM | 08:408:40 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:497:49 AM | 09:149:14 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:088:08 AM | 09:369:36 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:408:40 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:408:40 AM | 09:269:26 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:3910:39 AM | 12:0412:04 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4011:40 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4211:42 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2712:27 PM | 13:121:12 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:121:12 PM | 15:283:28 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:581:58 PM | 14:432:43 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:542:54 PM | 16:194:19 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:283:28 PM | 17:445:44 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:554:55 PM | 18:236:23 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:445:44 PM | 19:267:26 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:445:44 PM | 18:106:10 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:445:44 PM | 19:007:00 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4111:41 PM | 24:2912:29 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:014:01 AM+1 | 29:305:30 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |