Sunday 6 March 1977 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Ravivāra. Pratipadā began at 01:131:13 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:0611:06 PM.
Observed here on this day
Kept the day after Holikā Dahana. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoVasantotsava determinate
At sunrise
06:446:44 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:077:07 AM
Dhṛti gives way to Śūla.
Noon
12:3012:30 PM
The Sun 45° above S. Day length 11 h 31 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
06:446:44 AM to 30:436:43 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 | 23:0611:06 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 10:0310:03 AM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 07:077:07 AM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 12:1212:12 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:43 06:436:43 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:045:04 AM | 06:446:44 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:045:04 AM | 05:545:54 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:295:29 AM | 06:446:44 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:446:44 AM | 09:039:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:039:03 AM | 11:2111:21 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0612:06 PM | 12:5412:54 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0712:07 PM | 12:5312:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:3012:30 PM | 13:561:56 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:391:39 PM | 15:573:57 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:252:25 PM | 15:113:11 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:233:23 PM | 16:494:49 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:573:57 PM | 18:156:15 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:434:43 PM | 17:295:29 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:474:47 PM | 18:176:17 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:494:49 PM | 18:156:15 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:156:15 PM | 19:557:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:156:15 PM | 18:406:40 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:156:15 PM | 19:307:30 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0512:05 AM+1 | 24:5312:53 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:461:46 AM+1 | 27:163:16 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |