Saturday 3 November 1956 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Śanivāra. Pratipadā began at 00:4412:44 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:2412:24 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
06:586:58 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:5210:52 AM
Āyuṣmān gives way to Saubhāgya.
Noon
12:1012:10 PM
The Sun 35° above S. Day length 10 h 24 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
06:586:58 AM to 30:596:59 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 | 24:24 00:2412:24 AM Sun | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 30:36 06:366:36 AM Sun | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Āyuṣmān | 10:5210:52 AM | Saubhāgya |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 12:2912:29 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:59 06:596:59 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:105:10 AM | 06:586:58 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:105:10 AM | 06:046:04 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:375:37 AM | 06:586:58 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:586:58 AM | 09:039:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:586:58 AM | 08:168:16 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:586:58 AM | 07:407:40 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:407:40 AM | 08:218:21 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:039:03 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:349:34 AM | 10:5210:52 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4911:49 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:5211:52 AM | 13:301:30 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:131:13 PM | 15:173:17 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:281:28 PM | 14:462:46 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:541:54 PM | 14:362:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:173:17 PM | 17:225:22 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:225:22 PM | 19:117:11 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:225:22 PM | 17:495:49 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:225:22 PM | 18:446:44 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:389:38 PM | 23:1611:16 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4711:47 PM | 24:3512:35 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |