Tuesday 26 August 1919 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 00:3712:37 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:1812:18 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:476:47 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:099:09 AM
Maghā gives way to Pūrva Phalgunī.
Noon
13:291:29 PM
The Sun 61° above S. Day length 13 h 22 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
06:476:47 AM to 30:486:48 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 | 24:18 00:1812:18 AM Wed | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 09:099:09 AM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Śiva | 16:344:34 PM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 12:2312:23 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:48 06:486:48 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:235:23 AM | 06:476:47 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:235:23 AM | 06:056:05 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:445:44 AM | 06:476:47 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:476:47 AM | 09:289:28 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:289:28 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:289:28 AM | 10:2110:21 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:0810:08 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:021:02 PM | 13:551:55 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:051:05 PM | 13:531:53 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:291:29 PM | 15:093:09 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:492:49 PM | 17:295:29 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:423:42 PM | 16:364:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:494:49 PM | 18:296:29 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:215:21 PM | 18:596:59 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:295:29 PM | 20:108:10 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:108:10 PM | 21:359:35 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:108:10 PM | 20:318:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:108:10 PM | 21:149:14 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:2512:25 AM+1 | 25:081:08 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:051:05 AM+1 | 25:531:53 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:113:11 AM+1 | 28:494:49 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |