Saturday 9 March 1974 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śanivāra. Pratipadā began at 18:036:03 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:263:26 PM.
Observed here on this day
Kept the day after Holikā Dahana. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoVasantotsava determinate
At sunrise
06:406:40 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:4812:48 PM
Śūla gives way to Gaṇḍa.
Noon
12:2912:29 PM
The Sun 46° above S. Day length 11 h 38 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
06:406:40 AM to 30:396:39 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 | 15:263:26 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 20:458:45 PM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Śūla | 12:4812:48 PM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 15:263:26 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:39 06:396:39 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:015:01 AM | 06:406:40 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:015:01 AM | 05:515:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:265:26 AM | 06:406:40 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:406:40 AM | 09:009:00 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:406:40 AM | 08:088:08 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:406:40 AM | 07:277:27 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:277:27 AM | 08:138:13 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:009:00 AM | 11:1911:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:359:35 AM | 11:0211:02 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0512:05 PM | 12:5312:53 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0612:06 PM | 12:5212:52 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:391:39 PM | 15:593:59 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:561:56 PM | 15:243:24 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:042:04 PM | 15:333:33 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:252:25 PM | 15:123:12 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:593:59 PM | 18:186:18 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:186:18 PM | 19:577:57 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:186:18 PM | 18:436:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:186:18 PM | 19:327:32 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0412:04 AM+1 | 24:5212:52 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:434:43 AM+1 | 30:146:14 AM+1 | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |