Thursday 2 April 1908 · Changsha, Hunan, China
Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 13:021:02 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:4410:44 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:186:18 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:228:22 AM
Revatī gives way to Aśvinī.
Noon
12:3212:32 PM
The Sun 67° above S. Day length 12 h 27 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
06:186:18 AM to 30:176:17 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 | 10:4410:44 AM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Revatī | 08:228:22 AM | Aśvinī |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 25:30 01:301:30 AM Fri | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 10:4410:44 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:17 06:176:17 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:464:46 AM | 06:186:18 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:464:46 AM | 05:325:32 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:095:09 AM | 06:186:18 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:186:18 AM | 08:488:48 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:186:18 AM | 07:527:52 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:488:48 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:259:25 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:2810:28 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0712:07 PM | 12:5712:57 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0812:08 PM | 12:5612:56 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:471:47 PM | 16:164:16 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:062:06 PM | 15:393:39 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:372:37 PM | 15:273:27 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:273:27 PM | 16:164:16 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:164:16 PM | 18:466:46 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:466:46 PM | 20:188:18 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:466:46 PM | 19:097:09 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:466:46 PM | 19:557:55 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0812:08 AM+1 | 24:5612:56 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:2412:24 AM+1 | 25:561:56 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:283:28 AM+1 | 28:594:59 AM+1 | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |