Monday 26 October 1908 · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 12:1612:16 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:5212:52 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 234 of 234 minutes of pūrvāhṇa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:016:01 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:189:18 AM
Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.
Noon
11:5311:53 AM
The Sun 65° above S. Day length 11 h 43 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
06:016:01 AM to 30:026:02 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 | 12:5212:52 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 09:189:18 AM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Āyuṣmān | 27:03 03:033:03 AM Tue | Saubhāgya |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 12:5212:52 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:02 06:026:02 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:234:23 AM | 06:016:01 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:234:23 AM | 05:125:12 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:484:48 AM | 06:016:01 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:016:01 AM | 08:228:22 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:297:29 AM | 08:578:57 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:228:22 AM | 10:4310:43 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:2510:25 AM | 11:5311:53 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2911:29 AM | 12:1712:17 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2911:29 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1612:16 PM | 13:031:03 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:031:03 PM | 15:243:24 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:211:21 PM | 14:492:49 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:501:50 PM | 14:372:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:372:37 PM | 15:243:24 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:063:06 PM | 16:454:45 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:243:24 PM | 17:455:45 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:455:45 PM | 19:237:23 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:455:45 PM | 18:096:09 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:455:45 PM | 18:586:58 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2911:29 PM | 24:1712:17 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:021:02 AM+1 | 26:422:42 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |