Sunday 20 March 2011 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Ravivāra. Pratipadā began at 02:102:10 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:1310:13 PM.
Observed here on this day
Kept the day after Holikā Dahana. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoVasantotsava determinate
At sunrise
06:236:23 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:437:43 AM
Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.
Noon
12:2612:26 PM
The Sun 51° above S. Day length 12 h 06 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
06:236:23 AM to 30:226:22 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 | 22:1310:13 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 10:1910:19 AM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 07:437:43 AM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 12:1112:11 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:22 06:226:22 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:484:48 AM | 06:236:23 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:484:48 AM | 05:365:36 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:125:12 AM | 06:236:23 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:236:23 AM | 08:488:48 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:488:48 AM | 11:1411:14 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0212:02 PM | 12:5012:50 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0212:02 PM | 12:5012:50 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:2612:26 PM | 13:571:57 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:391:39 PM | 16:044:04 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:272:27 PM | 15:163:16 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:283:28 PM | 16:584:58 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:044:04 PM | 18:296:29 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:524:52 PM | 17:415:41 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:584:58 PM | 18:296:29 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:385:38 PM | 19:027:02 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:296:29 PM | 20:048:04 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:296:29 PM | 18:536:53 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:296:29 PM | 19:407:40 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 24:4912:49 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:591:59 AM+1 | 27:233:23 AM+1 | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |