Tuesday 20 April 2004 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 21:219:21 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:5710:57 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
04:444:44 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0610:06 AM
Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.
Noon
11:3911:39 AM
The Sun 55° above S. Day length 13 h 50 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
04:444:44 AM to 28:434:43 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 | 22:5710:57 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 11:5311:53 AM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Prīti | 24:23 00:2312:23 AM Wed | Āyuṣmān |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 10:0610:06 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 28:43 04:434:43 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:233:23 AM | 04:444:44 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:233:23 AM | 04:044:04 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:433:43 AM | 04:444:44 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:444:44 AM | 07:307:30 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:307:30 AM | 10:1610:16 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:307:30 AM | 08:268:26 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:347:34 AM | 09:179:17 AM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:128:12 AM | 09:569:56 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1211:12 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:0312:03 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:3911:39 AM | 13:231:23 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:021:02 PM | 15:483:48 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:581:58 PM | 14:532:53 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:073:07 PM | 16:514:51 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:483:48 PM | 18:346:34 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:346:34 PM | 19:557:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:346:34 PM | 18:556:55 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:346:34 PM | 19:357:35 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:2710:27 PM | 24:1312:13 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:3810:38 PM | 23:1811:18 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1411:14 PM | 24:0212:02 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |