Tuesday 26 March 2024 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 15:003:00 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:265:26 PM.
At sunrise
06:216:21 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:044:04 PM
Hasta gives way to Citrā.
Noon
12:3212:32 PM
The Sun 52° above S. Day length 12 h 24 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
06:216:21 AM to 30:196:19+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 | Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā | 17:265:26 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 16:044:04 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 24:48 00:4812:48 AM Wed | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 17:265:26 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:19 06:196:19 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:484:48 AM | 06:216:21 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:484:48 AM | 05:345:34 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:115:11 AM | 06:216:21 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:216:21 AM | 08:508:50 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:508:50 AM | 11:1811:18 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:508:50 AM | 09:399:39 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:209:20 AM | 11:0711:07 AM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:279:27 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0812:08 PM | 12:5812:58 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0912:09 PM | 12:5712:57 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:3312:33 PM | 14:062:06 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:471:47 PM | 16:164:16 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:372:37 PM | 15:263:26 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:393:39 PM | 17:125:12 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:164:16 PM | 18:456:45 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:456:45 PM | 20:178:17 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:456:45 PM | 19:087:08 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:456:45 PM | 19:547:54 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:2311:23 PM | 24:0912:09+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0812:08+1 AM | 24:5612:56+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:5812:58+1 AM | 26:442:44+1 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |