Sunday 7 March 2004 · Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ravivāra. Pratipadā began at 00:1412:14 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:5610:56 PM.
Observed here on this day
Kept the day after Holikā Dahana. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoVasantotsava determinate
At sunrise
06:056:05 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:027:02 AM
Pūrva Phalgunī gives way to Uttara Phalgunī.
Noon
12:1012:10 PM
The Sun 89° above S. Day length 12 h 09 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
06:056:05 AM to 30:056:05 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 | 22:5610:56 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 07:027:02 AM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Śūla | 23:4411:44 PM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 11:3811:38 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:05 06:056:05 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:304:30 AM | 06:056:05 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:304:30 AM | 05:185:18 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:544:54 AM | 06:056:05 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:056:05 AM | 08:318:31 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:318:31 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4511:45 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:1012:10 PM | 13:411:41 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:231:23 PM | 15:483:48 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:012:01 PM | 15:343:34 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:112:11 PM | 15:003:00 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:123:12 PM | 16:434:43 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:483:48 PM | 18:146:14 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:374:37 PM | 17:265:26 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:434:43 PM | 18:146:14 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:146:14 PM | 19:497:49 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:146:14 PM | 18:386:38 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:146:14 PM | 19:257:25 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:1911:19 PM | 24:5212:52 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4611:46 PM | 24:3412:34 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |