Tuesday 23 February 2016 · Kabul, Afghanistan
Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 22:5010:50 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:3212:32+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:316:31 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:3811:38 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:0712:07 PM
The Sun 45° above S. Day length 11 h 12 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
06:316:31 AM to 30:306:30+1 AM
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 | 24:32 00:3212:32 AM Wed | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | past sunrise | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 24:57 00:5712:57 AM Wed | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 11:3811:38 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:30 06:306:30 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:484:48 AM | 06:316:31 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:484:48 AM | 05:405:40 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:145:14 AM | 06:316:31 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:316:31 AM | 08:458:45 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:458:45 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:458:45 AM | 09:309:30 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:199:19 AM | 10:4310:43 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4511:45 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0712:07 PM | 13:311:31 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:141:14 PM | 15:293:29 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:591:59 PM | 14:442:44 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:552:55 PM | 16:194:19 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:093:09 PM | 16:544:54 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:293:29 PM | 17:435:43 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:435:43 PM | 19:257:25 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:435:43 PM | 18:096:09 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:435:43 PM | 19:007:00 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5010:50 PM | 23:4111:41 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4211:42 PM | 24:3012:30+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:411:41+1 AM | 27:263:26+1 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |