Sunday 17 March 1957 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Ravivāra. Pratipadā began at 10:2210:22 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:027:02 AM.
At sunrise
06:376:37 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:027:02 AM
Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.
Noon
12:3512:35 PM
The Sun 48° above S. Day length 11 h 58 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 30:356:35 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 | 07:027:02 AM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 20:548:54 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 20:478:47 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 07:027:02 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:35 06:356:35 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:005:00 AM | 06:376:37 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:005:00 AM | 05:485:48 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:245:24 AM | 06:376:37 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:376:37 AM | 09:009:00 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:486:48 AM | 08:158:15 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:009:00 AM | 11:2411:24 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1212:12 PM | 13:001:00 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1212:12 PM | 13:001:00 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:3612:36 PM | 14:052:05 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:481:48 PM | 16:114:11 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:352:35 PM | 15:233:23 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:293:29 PM | 16:564:56 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:353:35 PM | 17:055:05 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:114:11 PM | 18:356:35 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:594:59 PM | 17:475:47 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:055:05 PM | 18:356:35 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:356:35 PM | 20:118:11 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:356:35 PM | 18:596:59 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:356:35 PM | 19:477:47 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1112:11 AM+1 | 24:5912:59 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:194:19 AM+1 | 29:475:47 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |