Thursday 24 August 2006 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 22:1010:10 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:3512:35 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:115:11 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:2111:21 AM
Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.
Noon
11:3611:36 AM
The Sun 76° above S. Day length 12 h 49 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
05:115:11 AM to 29:125:12 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 | 24:35 00:3512:35 AM Fri | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 11:5011:50 AM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Śiva | 23:2911:29 PM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 11:2111:21 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:12 05:125:12 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:423:42 AM | 05:115:11 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:423:42 AM | 04:274:27 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:044:04 AM | 05:115:11 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:115:11 AM | 07:457:45 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:115:11 AM | 06:486:48 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:457:45 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:248:24 AM | 10:0010:00 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:099:09 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:289:28 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1011:10 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1211:12 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5312:53 PM | 15:273:27 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:121:12 PM | 14:482:48 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:441:44 PM | 14:362:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:362:36 PM | 15:273:27 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:273:27 PM | 18:016:01 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:016:01 PM | 19:307:30 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:016:01 PM | 18:236:23 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:016:01 PM | 19:087:08 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:518:51 PM | 22:3910:39 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1211:12 PM | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |