Saturday 24 August 1968 · Chicago, Illinois, United States
Śanivāra. Pratipadā began at 18:576:57 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:106:10 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:086:08 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:376:37 AM
Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:5312:53 PM
The Sun 59° above S. Day length 13 h 28 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
06:086:08 AM to 30:096:09 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 | 18:106:10 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 29:18 05:185:18 AM Sun | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Śiva | 14:382:38 PM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 06:376:37 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:09 06:096:09 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:444:44 AM | 06:086:08 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:444:44 AM | 05:265:26 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:055:05 AM | 06:086:08 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:086:08 AM | 08:508:50 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:086:08 AM | 07:497:49 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:086:08 AM | 07:027:02 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:027:02 AM | 07:567:56 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:508:50 AM | 11:3211:32 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:309:30 AM | 11:1111:11 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2512:25 PM | 13:191:19 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2812:28 PM | 13:161:16 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:271:27 PM | 15:033:03 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:132:13 PM | 16:554:55 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:332:33 PM | 16:144:14 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:073:07 PM | 16:014:01 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:554:55 PM | 19:367:36 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:367:36 PM | 21:019:01 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:367:36 PM | 19:587:58 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:367:36 PM | 20:408:40 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:5810:58 PM | 24:3312:33 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2912:29 AM+1 | 25:171:17 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |