Sunday 14 October 1928 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Ravivāra. Pratipadā began at 23:5611:56 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:401:40+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:555:55 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0510:05 AM
Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.
Noon
11:2611:26 AM
The Sun 35° above S. Day length 11 h 01 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
05:555:55 AM to 29:575:57+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 | Śukla Pratipadā | 25:40 01:401:40 AM Mon | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 18:326:32 PM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 10:0510:05 AM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 12:4512:45 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:57 05:575:57 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:124:12 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:124:12 AM | 05:045:04 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:384:38 AM | 05:555:55 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:555:55 AM | 08:088:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:088:08 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0211:02 AM | 11:5011:50 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0411:04 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:4812:48 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:3411:34 AM | 13:181:18 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3212:32 PM | 14:442:44 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:161:16 PM | 14:002:00 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:112:11 PM | 15:343:34 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:442:44 PM | 16:564:56 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:283:28 PM | 16:124:12 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:343:34 PM | 16:564:56 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:564:56 PM | 18:406:40 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:564:56 PM | 17:225:22 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:564:56 PM | 18:146:14 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0211:02 PM | 23:5011:50 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:4412:44+1 AM | 26:302:30+1 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |