Sunday 16 October 1955 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Ravivāra. Pratipadā began at 03:323:32 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:254:25+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:376:37 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:059:05 AM
Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.
Noon
12:1312:13 PM
The Sun 41° above S. Day length 11 h 10 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
06:376:37 AM to 30:386:38+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 | 28:25 04:254:25 AM Mon | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 19:137:13 PM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 09:059:05 AM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 15:543:54 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:38 06:386:38 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:554:55 AM | 06:376:37 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:554:55 AM | 05:465:46 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:215:21 AM | 06:376:37 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:376:37 AM | 08:518:51 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:518:51 AM | 11:0511:05 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4811:48 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5011:50 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:1212:12 PM | 13:361:36 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:2912:29 PM | 14:102:10 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:191:19 PM | 15:333:33 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:042:04 PM | 14:492:49 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:003:00 PM | 16:244:24 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:333:33 PM | 17:475:47 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:184:18 PM | 17:035:03 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:244:24 PM | 17:475:47 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:475:47 PM | 19:307:30 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:475:47 PM | 18:136:13 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:475:47 PM | 19:047:04 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4911:49 PM | 24:3712:37+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:141:14+1 AM | 26:572:57+1 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |