Sunday 5 April 1981 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Ravivāra. Pratipadā began at 04:194:19 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:3612:36+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:135:13 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0810:08 AM
Indra gives way to Vaidhṛti.
Noon
11:4311:43 AM
The Sun 49° above S. Day length 13 h 00 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
05:135:13 AM to 29:115:11+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 | 24:36 00:3612:36 AM Mon | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Revatī | 17:585:58 PM | Aśvinī |
| Yoga | Indra | 10:0810:08 AM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 14:292:29 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:11 05:115:11 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:453:45 AM | 05:135:13 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:453:45 AM | 04:294:29 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:074:07 AM | 05:135:13 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:135:13 AM | 07:497:49 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:247:24 AM | 08:488:48 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:497:49 AM | 10:2510:25 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1711:17 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1911:19 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:4311:43 AM | 13:211:21 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:011:01 PM | 15:373:37 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:531:53 PM | 14:452:45 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:582:58 PM | 16:364:36 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:373:37 PM | 18:136:13 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:513:51 PM | 17:155:15 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:294:29 PM | 17:215:21 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:364:36 PM | 18:136:13 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:136:13 PM | 19:417:41 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:136:13 PM | 18:356:35 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:136:13 PM | 19:197:19 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1811:18 PM | 24:0612:06+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |