Thursday 20 December 1979 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 16:234:23 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:472:47 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:217:21 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:519:51 AM
Mūla gives way to Pūrvāṣāḍhā.
Noon
11:3711:37 AM
The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 33 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
07:217:21 AM to 31:217:21+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 | 14:472:47 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 09:519:51 AM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 24:46 00:4612:46 AM Fri | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 14:472:47 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 31:21 07:217:21 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:175:17 AM | 07:217:21 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:175:17 AM | 06:196:19 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:485:48 AM | 07:217:21 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:217:21 AM | 09:039:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:217:21 AM | 08:258:25 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:188:18 AM | 09:519:51 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:039:03 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:299:29 AM | 10:3310:33 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:1210:12 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2011:20 AM | 11:5411:54 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2912:29 PM | 14:112:11 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:4112:41 PM | 13:461:46 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:031:03 PM | 13:371:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:371:37 PM | 14:112:11 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:112:11 PM | 15:543:54 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 15:543:54 PM | 17:575:57 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 15:543:54 PM | 16:254:25 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 15:543:54 PM | 17:275:27 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:586:58 PM | 20:298:29 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1311:13 PM | 24:0112:01+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:064:06+1 AM | 29:375:37+1 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |