Tuesday 26 August 2014 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 22:1310:13 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:3412:34+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:486:48 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:308:30 AM
Maghā gives way to Pūrva Phalgunī.
Noon
13:111:11 PM
The Sun 75° above S. Day length 12 h 46 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
06:486:48 AM to 30:486:48+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 | Śukla Pratipadā | 24:34 00:3412:34 AM Wed | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 08:308:30 AM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Śiva | 17:135:13 PM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 11:2411:24 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:48 06:486:48 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:185:18 AM | 06:486:48 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:185:18 AM | 06:036:03 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:405:40 AM | 06:486:48 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:486:48 AM | 09:219:21 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:219:21 AM | 11:5411:54 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:219:21 AM | 10:1210:12 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:599:59 AM | 11:3511:35 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4512:45 PM | 13:361:36 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4712:47 PM | 13:351:35 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:111:11 PM | 14:472:47 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:272:27 PM | 17:015:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:193:19 PM | 16:104:10 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:224:22 PM | 17:585:58 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:015:01 PM | 19:347:34 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:275:27 PM | 19:147:14 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:347:34 PM | 21:049:04 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:347:34 PM | 19:577:57 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:347:34 PM | 20:418:41 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:0412:04+1 AM | 24:4912:49+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4712:47+1 AM | 25:351:35+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:114:11+1 AM | 29:595:59+1 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |