Thursday 24 March 1921 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 04:184:18 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:192:19 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Kept the day after Holikā Dahana. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoVasantotsava determinate
At sunrise
06:266:26 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:113:11 PM
Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.
Noon
12:3312:33 PM
The Sun 51° above S. Day length 12 h 16 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
06:266:26 AM to 30:246:24 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 | Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā | 26:19 02:192:19 AM Fri | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 27:13 03:133:13 AM Fri | Citrā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 15:113:11 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 15:153:15 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:24 06:246:24 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:524:52 AM | 06:266:26 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:524:52 AM | 05:395:39 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:155:15 AM | 06:266:26 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:266:26 AM | 08:538:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:266:26 AM | 07:587:58 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:538:53 AM | 11:2011:20 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:309:30 AM | 11:0211:02 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:3110:31 AM | 11:2011:20 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0912:09 PM | 12:5812:58 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1012:10 PM | 12:5812:58 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:2612:26 PM | 13:571:57 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:471:47 PM | 16:154:15 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:062:06 PM | 15:383:38 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:362:36 PM | 15:253:25 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:253:25 PM | 16:154:15 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:154:15 PM | 18:426:42 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:426:42 PM | 20:158:15 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:426:42 PM | 19:057:05 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:426:42 PM | 19:527:52 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:329:32 PM | 23:0311:03 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0912:09 AM+1 | 24:5712:57 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |