Tuesday 26 August 2014 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 17:135:13 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:347:34 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:125:12 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:246:24 AM
Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.
Noon
11:3611:36 AM
The Sun 75° above S. Day length 12 h 47 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
05:125:12 AM to 29:135:13 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 | 19:347:34 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | past sunrise | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Śiva | 12:1312:13 PM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 06:246:24 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:13 05:135:13 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:433:43 AM | 05:125:12 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:433:43 AM | 04:274:27 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:054:05 AM | 05:125:12 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:125:12 AM | 07:467:46 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:467:46 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:467:46 AM | 08:378:37 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:248:24 AM | 10:0010:00 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1011:10 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1211:12 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:3611:36 AM | 13:111:11 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:2712:27 PM | 14:142:14 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5212:52 PM | 15:263:26 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:431:43 PM | 14:342:34 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:472:47 PM | 16:234:23 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:263:26 PM | 17:595:59 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:595:59 PM | 19:297:29 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:595:59 PM | 18:216:21 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:595:59 PM | 19:067:06 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:2810:28 PM | 23:1311:13 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:1111:11 PM | 24:5912:59 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1211:12 PM | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |