Wednesday 17 October 2096 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Budhavāra. Pratipadā began at 14:302:30 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:344:34 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:026:02 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:176:17 AM
Citrā gives way to Svātī.
Noon
11:2611:26 AM
The Sun 34° above S. Day length 10 h 47 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
06:026:02 AM to 30:036:03+1 AM
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 | 16:344:34 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 06:176:17 AM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 19:457:45 PM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 16:344:34 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:03 06:036:03 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:164:16 AM | 06:026:02 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:164:16 AM | 05:095:09 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:434:43 AM | 06:026:02 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:026:02 AM | 08:118:11 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:237:23 AM | 08:438:43 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:118:11 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:0410:04 AM | 11:2511:25 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0111:01 AM | 11:4911:49 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:0411:04 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:2511:25 AM | 12:4612:46 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3012:30 PM | 14:392:39 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:3212:32 PM | 14:192:19 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:131:13 PM | 13:561:56 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:392:39 PM | 16:494:49 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:494:49 PM | 18:356:35 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:494:49 PM | 17:155:15 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:494:49 PM | 18:086:08 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0211:02 PM | 23:5011:50 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:1411:14 PM | 25:021:02+1 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |