Friday 23 October 1987 · Bucharest, Romania
Śukravāra. Pratipadā began at 19:287:28 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:486:48 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
06:406:40 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:127:12 AM
Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:0012:00 PM
The Sun 34° above S. Day length 10 h 39 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
06:406:40 AM to 30:426:42+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 | 18:486:48 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 22:1610:16 PM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Prīti | 23:0211:02 PM | Āyuṣmān |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 07:127:12 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:42 06:426:42 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:544:54 AM | 06:406:40 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:544:54 AM | 05:475:47 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:205:20 AM | 06:406:40 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:406:40 AM | 08:488:48 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:008:00 AM | 09:209:20 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:488:48 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:488:48 AM | 09:319:31 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:4010:40 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3611:36 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:2112:21 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2112:21 PM | 13:041:04 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:041:04 PM | 15:113:11 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:291:29 PM | 15:053:05 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:461:46 PM | 14:292:29 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:392:39 PM | 15:593:59 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:113:11 PM | 17:195:19 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:195:19 PM | 19:067:06 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:195:19 PM | 17:465:46 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:195:19 PM | 18:396:39 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3611:36 PM | 24:2412:24+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:453:45+1 AM | 29:185:18+1 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |