Friday 9 March 2012 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Śukravāra. Pratipadā began at 17:395:39 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:372:37 PM.
Observed here on this day
Kept the day after Holikā Dahana. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoVasantotsava determinate
At sunrise
07:257:25 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:2311:23 AM
Śūla gives way to Gaṇḍa.
Noon
13:201:20 PM
The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 51 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
07:257:25 AM to 31:247:24 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 | 14:372:37 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 19:227:22 PM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Śūla | 11:2311:23 AM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 14:372:37 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:24 07:247:24 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:475:47 AM | 07:257:25 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:475:47 AM | 06:366:36 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:126:12 AM | 07:257:25 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:257:25 AM | 09:479:47 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:538:53 AM | 10:2210:22 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:479:47 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:479:47 AM | 10:3410:34 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:5111:51 AM | 13:201:20 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:5212:52 PM | 14:192:19 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5612:56 PM | 13:441:44 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5612:56 PM | 13:431:43 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:431:43 PM | 14:312:31 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:312:31 PM | 16:534:53 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:183:18 PM | 16:064:06 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:174:17 PM | 17:465:46 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:534:53 PM | 19:157:15 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:157:15 PM | 20:528:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:157:15 PM | 19:397:39 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:157:15 PM | 20:288:28 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5512:55 AM+1 | 25:431:43 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:552:55 AM+1 | 28:214:21 AM+1 | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |