Monday 20 March 1916 · Bucharest, Romania
Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 19:107:10 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:176:17 PM.
Observed here on this day
Kept the day after Holikā Dahana. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
06:046:04 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:476:47 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:0712:07 PM
The Sun 45° above S. Day length 12 h 07 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
06:046:04 AM to 30:026:02 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 | 18:176:17 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 25:49 01:491:49 AM Tue | Citrā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 19:127:12 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 06:476:47 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:02 06:026:02 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:294:29 AM | 06:046:04 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:294:29 AM | 05:165:16 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:534:53 AM | 06:046:04 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:046:04 AM | 08:308:30 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:357:35 AM | 09:069:06 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:308:30 AM | 10:5510:55 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:2710:27 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:3710:37 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4411:44 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3212:32 PM | 13:201:20 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:201:20 PM | 15:463:46 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:381:38 PM | 15:093:09 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:092:09 PM | 14:572:57 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:572:57 PM | 15:463:46 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:463:46 PM | 18:116:11 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:116:11 PM | 19:467:46 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:116:11 PM | 18:356:35 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:116:11 PM | 19:227:22 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:557:55 PM | 21:299:29 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4311:43 PM | 24:3112:31 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |