Monday 6 April 1970 · Luanda, Angola
Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 05:095:09 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:033:03+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:106:10 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:467:46 AM
Indra gives way to Vaidhṛti.
Noon
12:1012:10 PM
The Sun 75° above N. Day length 11 h 58 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
06:106:10 AM to 30:106:10+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 | 27:03 03:033:03 AM Tue | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Revatī | 17:505:50 PM | Aśvinī |
| Yoga | Indra | 07:467:46 AM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 16:034:03 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:10 06:106:10 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:344:34 AM | 06:106:10 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:344:34 AM | 05:225:22 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:584:58 AM | 06:106:10 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:106:10 AM | 08:348:34 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:366:36 AM | 08:068:06 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:407:40 AM | 09:109:10 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:348:34 AM | 10:5810:58 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4010:40 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3312:33 PM | 13:211:21 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:211:21 PM | 15:453:45 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:391:39 PM | 15:093:09 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:092:09 PM | 14:572:57 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:572:57 PM | 15:453:45 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:353:35 PM | 17:055:05 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:453:45 PM | 18:096:09 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:096:09 PM | 19:457:45 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:096:09 PM | 18:336:33 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:096:09 PM | 19:217:21 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4611:46 PM | 24:3412:34+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |