Tuesday 20 December 1949 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 02:562:56 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:3912:39 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:337:33 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:599:59 AM
Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.
Noon
12:1612:16 PM
The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 26 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
07:337:33 AM to 31:337:33 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 | 24:39 00:3912:39 AM Wed | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 17:535:53 PM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 09:599:59 AM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 13:441:44 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:33 07:337:33 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:365:36 AM | 07:337:33 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:365:36 AM | 06:346:34 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:056:05 AM | 07:337:33 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:337:33 AM | 09:269:26 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:269:26 AM | 11:1911:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:269:26 AM | 10:0410:04 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:549:54 AM | 11:0511:05 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5211:52 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:5711:57 AM | 13:261:26 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:1612:16 PM | 13:261:26 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:121:12 PM | 15:053:05 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:501:50 PM | 14:282:28 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:372:37 PM | 15:483:48 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:053:05 PM | 16:584:58 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:244:24 PM | 17:535:53 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:584:58 PM | 18:556:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:584:58 PM | 17:285:28 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:584:58 PM | 18:266:26 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:4810:48 PM | 23:4711:47 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5211:52 PM | 24:4012:40 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:592:59 AM+1 | 28:304:30 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |