Friday 2 March 1934 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śukravāra. Pratipadā began at 18:266:26 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:157:15 PM.
Observed here on this day
Kept the day after Holikā Dahana. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
AlsoVasantotsava determinate
At sunrise
06:206:20 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:546:54 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
11:5211:52 AM
The Sun 36° above S. Day length 11 h 05 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
06:206:20 AM to 30:186:18 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 | 19:157:15 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 12:2812:28 PM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 16:024:02 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 06:546:54 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:18 06:186:18 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:374:37 AM | 06:206:20 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:374:37 AM | 05:285:28 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:035:03 AM | 06:206:20 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:206:20 AM | 08:338:33 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:437:43 AM | 09:069:06 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:338:33 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:338:33 AM | 09:189:18 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:3010:30 AM | 11:5311:53 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2911:29 AM | 12:1712:17 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3111:31 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1512:15 PM | 12:5912:59 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5912:59 PM | 15:123:12 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:441:44 PM | 14:282:28 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:392:39 PM | 16:024:02 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:123:12 PM | 17:255:25 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:255:25 PM | 19:097:09 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:255:25 PM | 17:515:51 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:255:25 PM | 18:436:43 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:597:59 PM | 21:399:39 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2811:28 PM | 24:1612:16 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 30:006:00 AM+1 | 31:407:40 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |