Thursday 24 March 1921 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 04:184:18 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:192:19 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Kept the day after Holikā Dahana. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoVasantotsava determinate
At sunrise
05:385:38 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:113:11 PM
Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.
Noon
11:4711:47 AM
The Sun 45° above S. Day length 12 h 19 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
05:385:38 AM to 29:365:36 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 | 26:19 02:192:19 AM Fri | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 27:13 03:133:13 AM Fri | Citrā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 15:113:11 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 15:153:15 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:36 05:365:36 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:044:04 AM | 05:385:38 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:044:04 AM | 04:514:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:274:27 AM | 05:385:38 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:385:38 AM | 08:058:05 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:385:38 AM | 07:107:10 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:058:05 AM | 10:3310:33 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:428:42 AM | 10:1510:15 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:449:44 AM | 10:3310:33 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2211:22 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2311:23 AM | 12:1112:11 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:2612:26 PM | 13:571:57 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:011:01 PM | 15:293:29 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:191:19 PM | 14:522:52 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:501:50 PM | 14:392:39 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:392:39 PM | 15:293:29 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:293:29 PM | 17:565:56 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:565:56 PM | 19:307:30 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:565:56 PM | 18:206:20 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:565:56 PM | 19:067:06 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:329:32 PM | 23:0311:03 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2211:22 PM | 24:1012:10 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |