Sunday 31 August 2008 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Ravivāra. Pratipadā began at 22:5810:58 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:579:57 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:145:14 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:2410:24 AM
Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.
Noon
11:3411:34 AM
The Sun 73° above S. Day length 12 h 39 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
05:145:14 AM to 29:155:15 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 | 21:579:57 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 21:489:48 PM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Siddha | 19:277:27 PM | Sādhya |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 10:2410:24 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:15 05:155:15 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:443:44 AM | 05:145:14 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:443:44 AM | 04:294:29 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:064:06 AM | 05:145:14 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:145:14 AM | 07:467:46 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:016:01 AM | 07:357:35 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:467:46 AM | 10:1810:18 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0911:09 AM | 11:5911:59 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1011:10 AM | 11:5811:58 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:3411:34 AM | 13:091:09 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5012:50 PM | 15:223:22 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:401:40 PM | 14:312:31 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:442:44 PM | 16:194:19 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:223:22 PM | 17:535:53 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:293:29 PM | 17:045:04 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:124:12 PM | 17:035:03 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:194:19 PM | 17:535:53 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:535:53 PM | 19:247:24 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:535:53 PM | 18:166:16 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:535:53 PM | 19:027:02 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1011:10 PM | 23:5811:58 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:055:05 AM+1 | 30:416:41 AM+1 | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |