Thursday 28 March 2013 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 17:275:27 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:353:35 PM.
Observed here on this day
Kept the day after Holikā Dahana. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
AlsoVasantotsava determinate
At sunrise
07:057:05 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:2911:29 AM
Hasta gives way to Citrā.
Noon
13:141:14 PM
The Sun 68° above S. Day length 12 h 18 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
07:057:05 AM to 31:047:04 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 | 15:353:35 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 11:2911:29 AM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 16:254:25 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 15:353:35 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 31:04 07:047:04 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:325:32 AM | 07:057:05 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:325:32 AM | 06:186:18 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:555:55 AM | 07:057:05 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:057:05 AM | 09:339:33 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:057:05 AM | 08:388:38 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:339:33 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:1010:10 AM | 11:4211:42 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:1111:11 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5012:50 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5012:50 PM | 13:381:38 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:282:28 PM | 16:564:56 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:472:47 PM | 16:194:19 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:173:17 PM | 16:074:07 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:074:07 PM | 16:564:56 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:564:56 PM | 19:237:23 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:017:01 PM | 20:328:32 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:237:23 PM | 20:578:57 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:237:23 PM | 19:477:47 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:237:23 PM | 20:348:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5012:50 AM+1 | 25:381:38 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:044:04 AM+1 | 29:345:34 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |