Tuesday 9 February 2016 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 22:3910:39 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:078:07 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:297:29 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:259:25 AM
Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:4112:41 PM
The Sun 35° above S. Day length 10 h 25 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
07:297:29 AM to 31:277:27+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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Śukla Pratipadā | 20:078:07 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 17:465:46 PM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 13:391:39 PM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 09:259:25 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:27 07:277:27 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:405:40 AM | 07:297:29 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:405:40 AM | 06:346:34 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:076:07 AM | 07:297:29 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:297:29 AM | 09:349:34 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:088:08 AM | 09:379:37 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:349:34 AM | 11:3911:39 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:349:34 AM | 10:1510:15 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:0510:05 AM | 11:2311:23 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1712:17 PM | 13:051:05 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2012:20 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:4112:41 PM | 13:591:59 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:441:44 PM | 15:493:49 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:252:25 PM | 15:073:07 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:183:18 PM | 16:364:36 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:493:49 PM | 17:545:54 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:545:54 PM | 19:427:42 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:545:54 PM | 18:216:21 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:545:54 PM | 19:157:15 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:1911:19 PM | 24:1412:14+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1712:17+1 AM | 25:051:05+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:2212:22+1 AM | 25:501:50+1 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |