Tuesday 24 September 1957 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 03:183:18 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:4111:41 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:295:29 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:437:43 AM
Uttara Phalgunī gives way to Hasta.
Noon
11:3211:32 AM
The Sun 43° above S. Day length 12 h 06 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
05:295:29 AM to 29:305:30 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 | 23:4111:41 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 07:437:43 AM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Śukla | 11:3511:35 AM | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 13:281:28 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:30 05:305:30 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:543:54 AM | 05:295:29 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:543:54 AM | 04:414:41 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:184:18 AM | 05:295:29 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:295:29 AM | 07:547:54 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:547:54 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:547:54 AM | 08:428:42 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:308:30 AM | 10:0110:01 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0811:08 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0811:08 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:3211:32 AM | 13:031:03 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4412:44 PM | 15:103:10 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:331:33 PM | 14:212:21 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:332:33 PM | 16:044:04 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:093:09 PM | 16:344:34 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:103:10 PM | 17:355:35 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:355:35 PM | 19:107:10 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:355:35 PM | 17:595:59 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:355:35 PM | 18:466:46 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:2110:21 PM | 23:0911:09 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0811:08 PM | 23:5611:56 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:3811:38 PM | 25:031:03 AM+1 | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |