Saturday 22 October 1949 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śanivāra. Pratipadā began at 05:235:23 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:411:41 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
06:076:07 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:018:01 AM
Citrā gives way to Svātī.
Noon
11:2511:25 AM
The Sun 33° above S. Day length 10 h 35 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
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06:076:07 AM to 30:086:08 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 | 25:41 01:411:41 AM Sun | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 08:018:01 AM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 10:2010:20 AM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 15:313:31 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:08 06:086:08 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:204:20 AM | 06:076:07 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:204:20 AM | 05:135:13 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:464:46 AM | 06:076:07 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:076:07 AM | 08:148:14 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:076:07 AM | 07:267:26 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:076:07 AM | 06:496:49 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:496:49 AM | 07:317:31 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:148:14 AM | 10:2110:21 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:458:45 AM | 10:0510:05 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0011:00 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0311:03 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2812:28 PM | 14:352:35 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:4412:44 PM | 14:032:03 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:5712:57 PM | 14:212:21 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:101:10 PM | 13:521:52 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:352:35 PM | 16:424:42 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:424:42 PM | 18:296:29 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:424:42 PM | 17:095:09 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:424:42 PM | 18:036:03 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:239:23 PM | 22:4710:47 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0111:01 PM | 23:4911:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |