Thursday 6 March 1958 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 02:282:28 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:4110:41 PM.
Observed here on this day
Kept the day after Holikā Dahana. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoVasantotsava determinate
At sunrise
06:546:54 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:108:10 AM
Dhṛti gives way to Śūla.
Noon
12:3812:38 PM
The Sun 44° above S. Day length 11 h 28 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
06:546:54 AM to 30:536:53 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 | 22:4110:41 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 10:4510:45 AM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 08:108:10 AM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 12:3412:34 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:53 06:536:53 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:145:14 AM | 06:546:54 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:145:14 AM | 06:046:04 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:395:39 AM | 06:546:54 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:546:54 AM | 09:129:12 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:546:54 AM | 08:208:20 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:129:12 AM | 11:3011:30 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:479:47 AM | 11:1311:13 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:4410:44 AM | 11:3011:30 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:031:03 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1612:16 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:471:47 PM | 16:054:05 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:052:05 PM | 15:313:31 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:332:33 PM | 15:193:19 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:193:19 PM | 16:054:05 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:054:05 PM | 18:236:23 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:035:03 PM | 18:276:27 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:236:23 PM | 20:038:03 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:236:23 PM | 18:486:48 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:236:23 PM | 19:387:38 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1412:14 AM+1 | 25:021:02 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:271:27 AM+1 | 26:512:51 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |