Friday 8 October 2010 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Śukravāra. Pratipadā began at 21:449:44 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:236:23 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:295:29 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:366:36 AM
Indra gives way to Vaidhṛti.
Noon
11:2111:21 AM
The Sun 59° above S. Day length 11 h 44 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
05:295:29 AM to 29:305:30 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 | 18:236:23 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 23:5811:58 PM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Indra | 06:366:36 AM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 08:028:02 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:30 05:305:30 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:513:51 AM | 05:295:29 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:513:51 AM | 04:404:40 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:164:16 AM | 05:295:29 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:295:29 AM | 07:507:50 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:576:57 AM | 08:258:25 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:507:50 AM | 10:1110:11 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:507:50 AM | 08:378:37 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:389:38 AM | 11:0411:04 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:539:53 AM | 11:2111:21 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 10:5710:57 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 10:5810:58 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4511:45 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3212:32 PM | 14:532:53 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:191:19 PM | 14:062:06 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:172:17 PM | 15:453:45 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:532:53 PM | 17:145:14 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:145:14 PM | 18:526:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:145:14 PM | 17:385:38 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:145:14 PM | 18:276:27 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:146:14 PM | 19:407:40 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 22:5810:58 PM | 23:4611:46 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:065:06 AM+1 | 30:346:34 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |