Tuesday 24 September 1957 · Bucharest, Romania
Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 21:189:18 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:415:41 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:056:05 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:287:28 AM
Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:0812:08 PM
The Sun 45° above S. Day length 12 h 05 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
06:056:05 AM to 30:066:06 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 | 17:415:41 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 22:5710:57 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 25:34 01:341:34 AM Wed | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 07:287:28 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:06 06:066:06 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:304:30 AM | 06:056:05 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:304:30 AM | 05:175:17 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:534:53 AM | 06:056:05 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:056:05 AM | 08:308:30 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:308:30 AM | 10:5510:55 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:308:30 AM | 09:189:18 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:069:06 AM | 10:3710:37 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:099:09 AM | 10:3410:34 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0712:07 PM | 13:381:38 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:201:20 PM | 15:453:45 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:082:08 PM | 14:562:56 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:093:09 PM | 16:394:39 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:453:45 PM | 18:106:10 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:385:38 PM | 19:037:03 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:106:10 PM | 19:457:45 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:106:10 PM | 18:346:34 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:106:10 PM | 19:217:21 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5610:56 PM | 23:4411:44 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4411:44 PM | 24:3212:32 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |