Wednesday 14 November 2012 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Budhavāra. Pratipadā began at 06:086:08 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:262:26 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
07:117:11 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:432:43 PM
Viśākhā gives way to Anurādhā.
Noon
12:1112:11 PM
The Sun 32° above S. Day length 10 h 00 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
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07:117:11 AM to 31:127:12 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 | 26:26 02:262:26 AM Thu | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 14:432:43 PM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 22:1410:14 PM | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 16:174:17 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:12 07:127:12 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:195:19 AM | 07:117:11 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:195:19 AM | 06:156:15 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:475:47 AM | 07:117:11 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:117:11 AM | 09:119:11 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:268:26 AM | 09:419:41 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:119:11 AM | 11:1111:11 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:5610:56 AM | 12:1112:11 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4711:47 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:1112:11 PM | 13:261:26 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:111:11 PM | 15:113:11 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:511:51 PM | 14:312:31 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:113:11 PM | 17:115:11 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:115:11 PM | 19:037:03 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:115:11 PM | 17:395:39 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:115:11 PM | 18:356:35 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:146:14 PM | 19:387:38 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4811:48 PM | 24:3612:36 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:402:40 AM+1 | 28:044:04 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |