Thursday 3 October 2024 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 02:492:49 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:295:29+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:256:25 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:094:09 PM
Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:1612:16 PM
The Sun 46° above S. Day length 11 h 40 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
06:256:25 AM to 30:266:26+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 | 29:29 05:295:29 AM Fri | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 18:026:02 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Indra | past sunrise | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 16:094:09 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:26 06:266:26 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:474:47 AM | 06:256:25 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:474:47 AM | 05:365:36 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:125:12 AM | 06:256:25 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:256:25 AM | 08:458:45 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:256:25 AM | 07:537:53 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:458:45 AM | 11:0511:05 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:209:20 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:1910:19 AM | 11:0511:05 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:1511:15 AM | 13:041:04 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5211:52 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:251:25 PM | 15:463:46 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:431:43 PM | 15:113:11 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:122:12 PM | 14:592:59 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:592:59 PM | 15:463:46 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:463:46 PM | 18:066:06 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:066:06 PM | 19:447:44 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:066:06 PM | 18:306:30 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:066:06 PM | 19:207:20 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5211:52 PM | 24:4012:40+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:043:04+1 AM | 28:534:53+1 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |