Sunday 1 March 1953 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Ravivāra. Pratipadā began at 02:592:59 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:345:34 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Kept the day after Holikā Dahana. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoVasantotsava determinate
At sunrise
06:526:52 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:174:17 PM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:3112:31 PM
The Sun 43° above S. Day length 11 h 18 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
06:526:52 AM to 30:516:51 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 | Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā | 29:34 05:345:34 AM Mon | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 23:1211:12 PM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 27:48 03:483:48 AM Mon | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 16:174:17 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:51 06:516:51 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:105:10 AM | 06:526:52 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:105:10 AM | 06:016:01 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:365:36 AM | 06:526:52 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:526:52 AM | 09:089:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:089:08 AM | 11:2311:23 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0712:07 PM | 12:5512:55 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0812:08 PM | 12:5412:54 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:3112:31 PM | 13:561:56 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:391:39 PM | 15:543:54 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:242:24 PM | 15:093:09 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:203:20 PM | 16:454:45 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:543:54 PM | 18:106:10 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:593:59 PM | 17:485:48 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:404:40 PM | 17:255:25 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:454:45 PM | 18:106:10 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:106:10 PM | 19:517:51 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:106:10 PM | 18:356:35 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:106:10 PM | 19:267:26 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0612:06 AM+1 | 24:5412:54 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |