Tuesday 4 October 2005 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 18:286:28 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:267:26 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:425:42 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:017:01 AM
Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.
Noon
11:2911:29 AM
The Sun 39° above S. Day length 11 h 32 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
05:425:42 AM to 29:445:44 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 | 19:267:26 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 07:527:52 AM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Indra | 19:127:12 PM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 07:017:01 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:44 05:445:44 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:034:03 AM | 05:425:42 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:034:03 AM | 04:534:53 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:284:28 AM | 05:425:42 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:425:42 AM | 08:018:01 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:018:01 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:018:01 AM | 08:478:47 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:358:35 AM | 10:0210:02 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0411:04 AM | 11:5211:52 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0511:05 AM | 11:5111:51 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:2811:28 AM | 12:5512:55 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3812:38 PM | 14:562:56 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:241:24 PM | 14:102:10 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:212:21 PM | 15:483:48 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:562:56 PM | 17:145:14 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:184:18 PM | 17:595:59 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:145:14 PM | 18:546:54 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:145:14 PM | 17:395:39 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:145:14 PM | 18:296:29 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:1410:14 PM | 23:0411:04 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0511:05 PM | 23:5311:53 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:262:26 AM+1 | 28:074:07 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |