Friday 12 March 1971 · Luanda, Angola
Śukravāra. Pratipadā began at 03:343:34 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:096:09 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Kept the day after Holikā Dahana. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoVasantotsava boundary
At sunrise
06:126:12 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:151:15 PM
Śūla gives way to Gaṇḍa.
Noon
12:1712:17 PM
The Sun 85° above N. Day length 12 h 11 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
06:126:12 AM to 30:126:12 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 | 30:09 06:096:09 AM Sat | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 29:06 05:065:06 AM Sat | Hasta |
| Yoga | Śūla | 13:151:15 PM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 16:524:52 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:12 06:126:12 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:374:37 AM | 06:126:12 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:374:37 AM | 05:245:24 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:015:01 AM | 06:126:12 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:126:12 AM | 08:388:38 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:437:43 AM | 09:149:14 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:388:38 AM | 11:0411:04 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:388:38 AM | 09:279:27 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:1010:10 AM | 11:5811:58 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:4610:46 AM | 12:1712:17 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4112:41 PM | 13:301:30 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:301:30 PM | 15:563:56 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:192:19 PM | 15:073:07 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:203:20 PM | 16:514:51 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:563:56 PM | 18:226:22 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:226:22 PM | 19:577:57 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:226:22 PM | 18:466:46 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:226:22 PM | 19:337:33 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:598:59 PM | 22:4710:47 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5311:53 PM | 24:4112:41 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |