Tuesday 13 January 1998 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 23:2411:24 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:5011:50 PM.
At sunrise
06:576:57 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:268:26 AM
Punarvasu gives way to Puṣya.
Noon
12:4912:49 PM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 11 h 45 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
06:576:57 AM to 30:576:57+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 | 23:5011:50 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 08:268:26 AM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 27:53 03:533:53 AM Wed | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 11:3211:32 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:57 06:576:57 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:195:19 AM | 06:576:57 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:195:19 AM | 06:086:08 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:435:43 AM | 06:576:57 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:576:57 AM | 09:189:18 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:189:18 AM | 11:3911:39 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:189:18 AM | 10:0510:05 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:539:53 AM | 11:2111:21 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2512:25 PM | 13:131:13 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2612:26 PM | 13:131:13 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:4912:49 PM | 14:172:17 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:002:00 PM | 16:214:21 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:472:47 PM | 15:343:34 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:453:45 PM | 17:145:14 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:214:21 PM | 18:426:42 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:504:50 PM | 18:316:31 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:426:42 PM | 20:208:20 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:426:42 PM | 19:067:06 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:426:42 PM | 19:557:55 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:3611:36 PM | 24:2512:25+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2512:25+1 AM | 25:131:13+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:552:55+1 AM | 28:364:36+1 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |