Thursday 20 April 1939 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 00:3512:35 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:2312:23 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
04:474:47 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:3212:32 PM
Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.
Noon
11:3911:39 AM
The Sun 55° above S. Day length 13 h 46 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
04:474:47 AM to 28:454:45 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 | 24:23 00:2312:23 AM Fri | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 14:372:37 PM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Prīti | 26:35 02:352:35 AM Fri | Āyuṣmān |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 12:3212:32 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 28:45 04:454:45 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:253:25 AM | 04:474:47 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:253:25 AM | 04:064:06 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:453:45 AM | 04:474:47 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:474:47 AM | 07:327:32 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 04:474:47 AM | 06:306:30 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:137:13 AM | 08:528:52 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:327:32 AM | 10:1710:17 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:138:13 AM | 09:569:56 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:229:22 AM | 10:1710:17 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:3110:31 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1211:12 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1611:16 AM | 12:0412:04 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:021:02 PM | 15:473:47 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:231:23 PM | 15:063:06 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:571:57 PM | 14:522:52 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:522:52 PM | 15:473:47 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:473:47 PM | 18:336:33 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:336:33 PM | 19:547:54 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:336:33 PM | 18:536:53 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:336:33 PM | 19:347:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1511:15 PM | 24:0312:03 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:1812:18 AM+1 | 25:551:55 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |