Wednesday 15 October 1947 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Budhavāra. Pratipadā began at 15:103:10 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:082:08 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:566:56 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:238:23 AM
Citrā gives way to Svātī.
Noon
12:2612:26 PM
The Sun 35° above S. Day length 10 h 59 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
06:566:56 AM to 30:576:57+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 | 14:082:08 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 08:238:23 AM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 23:2911:29 PM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 14:082:08 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:57 06:576:57 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:125:12 AM | 06:566:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:125:12 AM | 06:046:04 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:385:38 AM | 06:566:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:566:56 AM | 09:089:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:188:18 AM | 09:419:41 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:089:08 AM | 11:2011:20 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:0311:03 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0212:02 PM | 12:5012:50 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0412:04 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:2612:26 PM | 13:481:48 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:321:32 PM | 15:433:43 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:002:00 PM | 15:363:36 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:162:16 PM | 15:003:00 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:433:43 PM | 17:555:55 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:555:55 PM | 19:407:40 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:555:55 PM | 18:216:21 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:555:55 PM | 19:147:14 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:3811:38 PM | 25:141:14+1 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0212:02+1 AM | 24:5012:50+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |