Thursday 17 April 2003 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 03:363:36 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:4811:48 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
04:514:51 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:046:04 AM
Harṣaṇa gives way to Vajra.
Noon
11:4011:40 AM
The Sun 54° above S. Day length 13 h 38 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
04:514:51 AM to 28:494:49 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 | 23:4811:48 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 10:0910:09 AM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 06:046:04 AM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 13:411:41 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 28:49 04:494:49 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:283:28 AM | 04:514:51 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:283:28 AM | 04:104:10 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:493:49 AM | 04:514:51 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:514:51 AM | 07:357:35 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 04:514:51 AM | 06:336:33 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:357:35 AM | 10:1810:18 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:168:16 AM | 09:589:58 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:249:24 AM | 10:1810:18 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1611:16 AM | 12:0412:04 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:021:02 PM | 15:463:46 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:221:22 PM | 15:053:05 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:571:57 PM | 14:512:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:512:51 PM | 15:463:46 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:043:04 PM | 16:284:28 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:463:46 PM | 18:296:29 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:296:29 PM | 19:527:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:296:29 PM | 18:506:50 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:296:29 PM | 19:317:31 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1511:15 PM | 24:0312:03 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:2911:29 PM | 24:5312:53 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |