Wednesday 15 September 2004 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Budhavāra. Pratipadā began at 20:298:29 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:038:03 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:316:31 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:198:19 AM
Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:3612:36 PM
The Sun 86° above S. Day length 12 h 09 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
06:316:31 AM to 30:316:31+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 | Śukla Pratipadā | 20:038:03 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 18:006:00 PM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Śubha | 13:581:58 PM | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 08:198:19 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:31 06:316:31 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:574:57 AM | 06:316:31 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:574:57 AM | 05:445:44 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:205:20 AM | 06:316:31 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:316:31 AM | 08:578:57 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:028:02 AM | 09:339:33 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:578:57 AM | 11:2311:23 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:4210:42 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:0511:05 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1112:11 PM | 13:001:00 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1212:12 PM | 13:001:00 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:3612:36 PM | 14:072:07 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:491:49 PM | 16:144:14 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:372:37 PM | 15:263:26 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:144:14 PM | 18:406:40 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:406:40 PM | 20:158:15 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:406:40 PM | 19:047:04 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:406:40 PM | 19:517:51 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1212:12+1 AM | 25:001:00+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:212:21+1 AM | 27:573:57+1 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |