Thursday 17 April 2003 · Changchun, Jilin, China
Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 03:363:36 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:4811:48 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
04:544:54 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:046:04 AM
Harṣaṇa gives way to Vajra.
Noon
11:3811:38 AM
The Sun 56° above S. Day length 13 h 29 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
04:544:54 AM to 28:524:52+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 | Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā | 23:4811:48 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 10:0910:09 AM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 06:046:04 AM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 13:411:41 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 28:52 04:524:52 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:303:30 AM | 04:544:54 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:303:30 AM | 04:124:12 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:513:51 AM | 04:544:54 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:544:54 AM | 07:367:36 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 04:544:54 AM | 06:356:35 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:367:36 AM | 10:1810:18 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:178:17 AM | 09:589:58 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:249:24 AM | 10:1810:18 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1211:12 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:0312:03 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:001:00 PM | 15:423:42 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:201:20 PM | 15:013:01 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:541:54 PM | 14:482:48 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:482:48 PM | 15:423:42 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:043:04 PM | 16:284:28 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:423:42 PM | 18:246:24 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:246:24 PM | 19:477:47 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:246:24 PM | 18:456:45 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:246:24 PM | 19:267:26 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1411:14 PM | 24:0212:02+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:2911:29 PM | 24:5312:53+1 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |