Thursday 16 March 1972 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 19:357:35 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:094:09 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:296:29 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:094:09 PM
Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.
Noon
12:2712:27 PM
The Sun 49° above S. Day length 11 h 57 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
06:296:29 AM to 30:276:27 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 | 16:094:09 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Bhādrapadā | 19:487:48 PM | Revatī |
| Yoga | Śukla | 21:019:01 PM | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 16:094:09 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:27 06:276:27 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:524:52 AM | 06:296:29 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:524:52 AM | 05:415:41 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:165:16 AM | 06:296:29 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:296:29 AM | 08:528:52 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:296:29 AM | 07:587:58 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:017:01 AM | 08:268:26 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:528:52 AM | 11:1611:16 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:289:28 AM | 10:5810:58 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:2810:28 AM | 11:1611:16 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0312:03 PM | 12:5112:51 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0312:03 PM | 12:5112:51 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:391:39 PM | 16:024:02 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:571:57 PM | 15:263:26 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:272:27 PM | 15:143:14 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:143:14 PM | 16:024:02 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:333:33 PM | 16:584:58 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:024:02 PM | 18:266:26 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:266:26 PM | 20:028:02 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:266:26 PM | 18:506:50 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:266:26 PM | 19:387:38 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0212:02 AM+1 | 24:5012:50 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 30:256:25 AM+1 | 31:507:50 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |