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Tuesday 30 September 2008 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Āśvina Śukla Pratipadā

Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 16:124:12 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:324:32 PM.

Observed here on this day

Navarātrārambha · Navratri

Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:226:22 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:236:23 AM

Brahma gives way to Indra.

Noon

12:1712:17 PM

The Sun 47° above S. Day length 11 h 48 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:1712:17 PM
At noon, 12:1712:17 PM, the Sun is in Hasta and the Moon 10° ahead of it, in Hasta, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 10° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:454:45 AM–05:345:34 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:095:09 AM–06:226:22 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5311:53 AM–12:4012:40 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:152:15 PM–15:023:02 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:116:11 PM–18:356:35 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:116:11 PM–19:247:24 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:448:44 AM–09:319:31 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:199:19 AM–10:4810:48 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1612:16 PM–13:451:45 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:143:14 PM–16:424:42 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:468:46 PM–22:2810:28 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:0411:04 PM–23:5311:53 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

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

Roga06:226:22 AM–07:517:51 AMavoid
Udvega07:517:51 AM–09:199:19 AMavoid
Cara09:199:19 AM–10:4810:48 AMneutral
Lābha10:4810:48 AM–12:1612:16 PMgood
Amṛta12:1612:16 PM–13:451:45 PMgood
Kāla13:451:45 PM–15:143:14 PMavoid
Śubha15:143:14 PM–16:424:42 PMgood
Roga16:424:42 PM–18:116:11 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:116:11 PM–19:427:42 PMavoid
Lābha19:427:42 PM–21:149:14 PMgood
Udvega21:149:14 PM–22:4510:45 PMavoid
Śubha22:4510:45 PM–24:1712:17+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:1712:17+1 AM–25:491:49+1 AMgood
Cara25:491:49+1 AM–27:203:20+1 AMneutral
Roga27:203:20+1 AM–28:524:52+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:524:52+1 AM–30:236:23+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:226:22 AM to 30:236:23+1 AM

06:226:22 AM sunrise18:116:11 PM sunsetsunrise 30:236:23+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 16:324:32 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 12:1912:19 PM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 06:236:23 AM
Indrauntil 29:485:48+1 AM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 16:324:32 PM
Bālavauntil 28:544:54+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5311:53 AM–12:4012:40 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:143:14 PM–16:424:42 PM
Pradoṣa 18:116:11 PM–19:487:48 PM
Niśītha 23:5311:53 PM–24:4112:41+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.

  1. SunrisePratipadā holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4012:40 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:424:42 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  7. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 11 h 48 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:487:48 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4112:41+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā16:324:32 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraHasta12:1912:19 PMCitrā
YogaBrahma06:236:23 AMIndra
KaraṇaBava16:324:32 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:23 06:236:23 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Āśvina
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 274
Day length
11 h 48 m
Sun in
Kanyā
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
07:137:13 AM
Moonset
18:136:13 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:454:45 AM06:226:22 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:454:45 AM05:345:34 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:095:09 AM06:226:22 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:226:22 AM08:448:44 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:448:44 AM11:0611:06 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:448:44 AM09:319:31 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:199:19 AM10:4810:48 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5211:52 AM12:4012:40 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5311:53 AM12:4012:40 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1612:16 PM13:451:45 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:271:27 PM15:493:49 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:152:15 PM15:023:02 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:143:14 PM16:424:42 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:493:49 PM18:116:11 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:116:11 PM19:487:48 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:116:11 PM18:356:35 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:116:11 PM19:247:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:468:46 PM22:2810:28 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0411:04 PM23:5311:53 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5311:53 PM24:4112:41+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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