Monday 29 March 2021 · Chongqing, China
Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 02:482:48 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:2511:25 PM.
Observed here on this day
Kept the day after Holikā Dahana. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoVasantotsava determinate
At sunrise
06:476:47 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:081:08 PM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:5912:59 PM
The Sun 64° above S. Day length 12 h 23 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
06:476:47 AM to 30:466:46 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 | 23:2511:25 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 17:325:32 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 20:238:23 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 13:081:08 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:46 06:466:46 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:145:14 AM | 06:476:47 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:145:14 AM | 06:016:01 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:385:38 AM | 06:476:47 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:476:47 AM | 09:169:16 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:208:20 AM | 09:539:53 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:169:16 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:5912:59 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:1012:10 PM | 13:361:36 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3412:34 PM | 13:241:24 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3512:35 PM | 13:231:23 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:241:24 PM | 14:132:13 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:132:13 PM | 16:424:42 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:322:32 PM | 16:044:04 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:033:03 PM | 15:523:52 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:523:52 PM | 16:424:42 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:424:42 PM | 19:107:10 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:107:10 PM | 20:438:43 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:107:10 PM | 19:337:33 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:107:10 PM | 20:208:20 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3412:34 AM+1 | 25:221:22 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:3912:39 AM+1 | 26:042:04 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |