Tuesday 3 October 1978 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 14:412:41 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:422:42 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:156:15 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:422:42 PM
Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.
Noon
12:0712:07 PM
The Sun 47° above S. Day length 11 h 43 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
06:156:15 AM to 30:166:16 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 | 14:422:42 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 30:12 06:126:12 AM Wed | Svātī |
| Yoga | Indra | 18:446:44 PM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 14:422:42 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:16 06:166:16 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:374:37 AM | 06:156:15 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:374:37 AM | 05:265:26 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:025:02 AM | 06:156:15 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:156:15 AM | 08:368:36 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:368:36 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:368:36 AM | 09:239:23 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:119:11 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4411:44 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0712:07 PM | 13:351:35 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:171:17 PM | 15:383:38 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:581:58 PM | 15:353:35 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:042:04 PM | 14:512:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:033:03 PM | 16:314:31 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:383:38 PM | 17:595:59 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:595:59 PM | 19:377:37 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:595:59 PM | 18:236:23 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:595:59 PM | 19:137:13 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5410:54 PM | 23:4311:43 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:4311:43 PM | 25:201:20 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4411:44 PM | 24:3212:32 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |