Thursday 20 August 2009 · Brooklyn, New York, United States
Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 06:026:02 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:462:46+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:126:12 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:313:31 PM
Parigha gives way to Śiva.
Noon
12:5912:59 PM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 13 h 34 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
06:126:12 AM to 30:136:13+1 AM
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 | 26:46 02:462:46 AM Fri | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 21:519:51 PM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Parigha | 15:313:31 PM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 16:224:22 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:13 06:136:13 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:484:48 AM | 06:126:12 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:484:48 AM | 05:305:30 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:095:09 AM | 06:126:12 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:126:12 AM | 08:548:54 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:126:12 AM | 07:537:53 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:548:54 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:359:35 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:4310:43 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:0611:06 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3212:32 PM | 13:261:26 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3512:35 PM | 13:231:23 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:202:20 PM | 17:035:03 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:412:41 PM | 16:224:22 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:143:14 PM | 16:094:09 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:094:09 PM | 17:035:03 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:035:03 PM | 19:467:46 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:427:42 PM | 21:089:08 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:467:46 PM | 21:099:09 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:467:46 PM | 20:078:07 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:467:46 PM | 20:498:49 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3512:35+1 AM | 25:231:23+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:075:07+1 AM | 30:346:34+1 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |