Friday 23 March 2012 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Śukravāra. Pratipadā began at 20:078:07 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:0010:00 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:146:14 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:019:01 AM
Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:1712:17 PM
The Sun 84° above S. Day length 12 h 07 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
06:146:14 AM to 30:136:13 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 | 22:0010:00 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Bhādrapadā | 12:3412:34 PM | Revatī |
| Yoga | Brahma | 26:38 02:382:38 AM Sat | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 09:019:01 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:13 06:136:13 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:384:38 AM | 06:146:14 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:384:38 AM | 05:265:26 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:025:02 AM | 06:146:14 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:146:14 AM | 08:398:39 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:197:19 AM | 09:049:04 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:447:44 AM | 09:159:15 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:398:39 AM | 11:0411:04 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:398:39 AM | 09:279:27 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:4610:46 AM | 12:1712:17 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4112:41 PM | 13:301:30 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:301:30 PM | 15:553:55 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:182:18 PM | 15:073:07 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:193:19 PM | 16:504:50 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:553:55 PM | 18:216:21 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:216:21 PM | 19:567:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:216:21 PM | 18:456:45 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:216:21 PM | 19:327:32 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5311:53 PM | 24:4112:41 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:531:53 AM+1 | 27:393:39 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |