Tuesday 15 October 1985 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 12:3312:33 PM yesterday, and holds until 08:588:58 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:276:27 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:588:58 AM
Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.
Noon
12:0412:04 PM
The Sun 43° above S. Day length 11 h 13 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
06:276:27 AM to 30:286:28 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 | 08:588:58 AM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 24:55 00:5512:55 AM Wed | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 17:015:01 PM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 08:588:58 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:28 06:286:28 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:454:45 AM | 06:276:27 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:454:45 AM | 05:365:36 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:115:11 AM | 06:276:27 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:276:27 AM | 08:428:42 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:408:40 AM | 10:0510:05 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:428:42 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:428:42 AM | 09:279:27 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:169:16 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4011:40 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0412:04 PM | 13:281:28 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:111:11 PM | 15:263:26 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:561:56 PM | 14:412:41 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:522:52 PM | 16:164:16 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:263:26 PM | 17:405:40 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:085:08 PM | 18:336:33 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:405:40 PM | 19:237:23 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:405:40 PM | 18:066:06 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:405:40 PM | 18:576:57 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:4710:47 PM | 23:3911:39 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4011:40 PM | 24:2812:28 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:535:53 AM+1 | 31:187:18 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |