Saturday 1 October 2016 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Śanivāra. Pratipadā began at 05:415:41 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 31:467:46 AM+1, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:595:59 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:542:54 PM
Brahma gives way to Indra.
Noon
12:0012:00 PM
The Sun 80° above S. Day length 12 h 03 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
05:595:59 AM to 29:595:59 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 | past sunrise | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 23:5811:58 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 14:542:54 PM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 18:416:41 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:59 05:595:59 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:234:23 AM | 05:595:59 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:234:23 AM | 05:115:11 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:474:47 AM | 05:595:59 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:595:59 AM | 08:238:23 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:595:59 AM | 07:297:29 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:595:59 AM | 06:476:47 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:446:44 AM | 08:308:30 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:476:47 AM | 07:357:35 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:238:23 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:598:59 AM | 10:3010:30 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3611:36 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3611:36 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:121:12 PM | 15:373:37 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:301:30 PM | 15:013:01 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:012:01 PM | 14:492:49 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:373:37 PM | 18:026:02 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:205:20 PM | 19:067:06 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:026:02 PM | 19:377:37 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:026:02 PM | 18:256:25 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:026:02 PM | 19:137:13 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3611:36 PM | 24:2412:24 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |