Tuesday 26 March 1929 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 15:463:46 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:403:40 PM.
At sunrise
05:335:33 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:521:52 PM
Hasta gives way to Citrā.
Noon
11:4611:46 AM
The Sun 45° above S. Day length 12 h 26 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
05:335:33 AM to 29:325:32 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 | 15:403:40 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 13:521:52 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 21:339:33 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 15:403:40 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:32 05:325:32 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:014:01 AM | 05:335:33 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:014:01 AM | 04:474:47 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:244:24 AM | 05:335:33 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:335:33 AM | 08:038:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:457:45 AM | 09:229:22 AM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:038:03 AM | 10:3210:32 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:038:03 AM | 08:528:52 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:408:40 AM | 10:1310:13 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2211:22 AM | 12:1112:11 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2211:22 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:4611:46 AM | 13:201:20 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:011:01 PM | 15:303:30 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:511:51 PM | 14:402:40 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:532:53 PM | 16:264:26 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:303:30 PM | 17:595:59 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:595:59 PM | 19:327:32 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:595:59 PM | 18:226:22 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:595:59 PM | 19:087:08 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:1310:13 PM | 23:5311:53 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:3610:36 PM | 23:2211:22 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2111:21 PM | 24:0912:09 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |