Tuesday 26 August 2014 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 22:1310:13 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:3412:34 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:524:52 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:308:30 AM
Maghā gives way to Pūrva Phalgunī.
Noon
11:4211:42 AM
The Sun 54° above S. Day length 13 h 39 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
04:524:52 AM to 28:534:53 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 | 24:34 00:3412:34 AM Wed | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 08:308:30 AM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Śiva | 17:135:13 PM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 11:2411:24 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 28:53 04:534:53 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:293:29 AM | 04:524:52 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:293:29 AM | 04:114:11 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:503:50 AM | 04:524:52 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:524:52 AM | 07:367:36 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 05:485:48 AM | 07:367:36 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:367:36 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:367:36 AM | 08:308:30 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:178:17 AM | 09:599:59 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1711:17 AM | 12:0512:05 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:4111:41 AM | 13:241:24 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:031:03 PM | 15:473:47 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 | 15:063:06 PM | 16:494:49 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:473:47 PM | 18:316:31 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:275:27 PM | 19:147:14 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:316:31 PM | 19:547:54 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:316:31 PM | 18:526:52 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:316:31 PM | 19:337:33 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:4010:40 PM | 23:2111:21 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1811:18 PM | 24:0612:06 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:114:11 AM+1 | 29:595:59 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |