Friday 24 March 2073 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śukravāra. Pratipadā began at 01:181:18 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 21:289:28 PM.
Observed here on this day
Kept the day after Holikā Dahana. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
06:166:16 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:2211:22 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:2412:24 PM
The Sun 53° above S. Day length 12 h 18 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
06:166:16 AM to 30:146:14 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 | 21:289:28 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 24:08 00:0812:08 AM Sat | Citrā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 14:392:39 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 11:2211:22 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:14 06:146:14 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:424:42 AM | 06:166:16 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:424:42 AM | 05:295:29 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:055:05 AM | 06:166:16 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:166:16 AM | 08:438:43 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:487:48 AM | 09:209:20 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:438:43 AM | 11:1111:11 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:438:43 AM | 09:329:32 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:3110:31 AM | 11:5411:54 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:5210:52 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4912:49 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:4912:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4912:49 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:391:39 PM | 16:064:06 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:282:28 PM | 15:173:17 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:293:29 PM | 17:025:02 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:064:06 PM | 18:346:34 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:346:34 PM | 20:078:07 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:346:34 PM | 18:576:57 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:346:34 PM | 19:447:44 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:536:53 PM | 20:178:17 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 24:4812:48 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |