Friday 29 March 2002 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śukravāra. Pratipadā began at 02:252:25 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:3610:36 PM.
Observed here on this day
Kept the day after Holikā Dahana. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoVasantotsava determinate
At sunrise
05:275:27 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:2912:29 PM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
11:4511:45 AM
The Sun 47° above S. Day length 12 h 37 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
05:275:27 AM to 29:255:25 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 | Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā | 22:3610:36 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 17:045:04 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 20:068:06 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 12:2912:29 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:25 05:255:25 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:563:56 AM | 05:275:27 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:563:56 AM | 04:414:41 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:184:18 AM | 05:275:27 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:275:27 AM | 07:587:58 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:027:02 AM | 08:368:36 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:587:58 AM | 10:3010:30 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:587:58 AM | 08:498:49 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:1110:11 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2011:20 AM | 12:1112:11 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2111:21 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:5011:50 AM | 13:141:14 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1112:11 PM | 13:011:01 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:011:01 PM | 15:323:32 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:511:51 PM | 14:422:42 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:552:55 PM | 16:294:29 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:323:32 PM | 18:046:04 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:046:04 PM | 19:357:35 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:046:04 PM | 18:266:26 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:046:04 PM | 19:127:12 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2011:20 PM | 24:0812:08 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:0712:07 AM+1 | 25:321:32 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |