Tuesday 31 August 2004 · Jilin, China
Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 10:2210:22 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:178:17 AM.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:564:56 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:178:17 AM
Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.
Noon
11:3411:34 AM
The Sun 55° above S. Day length 13 h 15 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
04:564:56 AM to 28:574:57 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 | Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā | 08:178:17 AM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 20:578:57 PM | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 19:007:00 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 08:178:17 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 28:57 04:574:57 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:303:30 AM | 04:564:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:303:30 AM | 04:134:13 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:523:52 AM | 04:564:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:564:56 AM | 07:357:35 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:357:35 AM | 10:1410:14 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:357:35 AM | 08:288:28 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:158:15 AM | 09:549:54 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0711:07 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1011:10 AM | 11:5811:58 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:3411:34 AM | 13:131:13 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5312:53 PM | 15:323:32 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:181:18 PM | 14:502:50 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:461:46 PM | 14:392:39 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:522:52 PM | 16:324:32 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:323:32 PM | 18:116:11 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:116:11 PM | 19:377:37 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:116:11 PM | 18:336:33 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:116:11 PM | 19:167:16 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:3010:30 PM | 23:1311:13 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1011:10 PM | 23:5811:58 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |