Tuesday 20 August 2024 · Bucharest, Romania
Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 21:269:26 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:036:03 PM.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:256:25 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:467:46 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
13:191:19 PM
The Sun 58° above S. Day length 13 h 47 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
06:256:25 AM to 30:266:26 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 | 18:036:03 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 24:40 00:4012:40 AM Wed | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 18:256:25 PM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 07:467:46 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:26 06:266:26 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:035:03 AM | 06:256:25 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:035:03 AM | 05:445:44 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:245:24 AM | 06:256:25 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:256:25 AM | 09:109:10 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:109:10 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:109:10 AM | 10:0510:05 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:419:41 AM | 11:0611:06 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:529:52 AM | 11:3511:35 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5112:51 PM | 13:461:46 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5412:54 PM | 13:421:42 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:181:18 PM | 15:023:02 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:412:41 PM | 17:275:27 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:363:36 PM | 16:314:31 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:454:45 PM | 18:296:29 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:275:27 PM | 20:128:12 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:146:14 PM | 19:407:40 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:128:12 PM | 21:349:34 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:128:12 PM | 20:328:32 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:128:12 PM | 21:139:13 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:1812:18 AM+1 | 24:5912:59 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5512:55 AM+1 | 25:431:43 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 30:226:22 AM+1 | 31:487:48 AM+1 | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |