Tuesday 26 August 2014 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 22:1310:13 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:3412:34 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:495:49 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:308:30 AM
Maghā gives way to Pūrva Phalgunī.
Noon
12:2912:29 PM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 13 h 20 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
05:495:49 AM to 29:505:50 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 | 24:34 00:3412:34 AM Wed | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 08:308:30 AM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Śiva | 17:135:13 PM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 11:2411:24 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:50 05:505:50 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:234:23 AM | 05:495:49 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:234:23 AM | 05:065:06 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:454:45 AM | 05:495:49 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:495:49 AM | 08:298:29 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:298:29 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:298:29 AM | 09:229:22 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:089:08 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0212:02 PM | 12:5512:55 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0412:04 PM | 12:5212:52 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:2812:28 PM | 14:082:08 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:481:48 PM | 16:284:28 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:422:42 PM | 15:353:35 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:483:48 PM | 17:285:28 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:284:28 PM | 19:087:08 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:275:27 PM | 19:147:14 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:087:08 PM | 20:348:34 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:087:08 PM | 19:307:30 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:087:08 PM | 20:128:12 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:2511:25 PM | 24:0812:08 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0512:05 AM+1 | 24:5312:53 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:114:11 AM+1 | 29:595:59 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |