Tuesday 7 August 1956 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 19:257:25 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:403:40 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:245:24 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:315:31 AM
Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:2412:24 PM
The Sun 68° above S. Day length 13 h 59 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
05:245:24 AM to 29:255:25 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 | 15:403:40 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 10:0710:07 AM | Maghā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 23:0911:09 PM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 05:315:31 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:25 05:255:25 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:044:04 AM | 05:245:24 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:044:04 AM | 04:444:44 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:244:24 AM | 05:245:24 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:245:24 AM | 08:128:12 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:128:12 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:128:12 AM | 09:089:08 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:428:42 AM | 10:0710:07 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:548:54 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:5212:52 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:2412:24 PM | 14:082:08 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:471:47 PM | 16:354:35 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:432:43 PM | 15:393:39 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:533:53 PM | 17:385:38 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:354:35 PM | 19:237:23 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:237:23 PM | 20:438:43 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:237:23 PM | 19:437:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:237:23 PM | 20:238:23 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:458:45 PM | 22:1010:10 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:2411:24 PM | 24:0412:04 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 24:4812:48 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:155:15 AM+1 | 30:406:40 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |