Wednesday 4 April 1973 · Luanda, Angola
Budhavāra. Pratipadā began at 12:4512:45 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:0810:08 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:116:11 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0810:08 AM
Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.
Noon
12:1012:10 PM
The Sun 75° above N. Day length 11 h 59 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
06:116:11 AM to 30:106:10 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 | Śukla Pratipadā | 10:0810:08 AM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 27:11 03:113:11 AM Thu | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 19:287:28 PM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 10:0810:08 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:10 06:106:10 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:344:34 AM | 06:116:11 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 | 06:116:11 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:116:11 AM | 08:348:34 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:407:40 AM | 09:109:10 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:348:34 AM | 10:5810:58 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:4010:40 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:1012:10 PM | 13:401:40 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:221:22 PM | 15:463:46 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:102:10 PM | 14:582:58 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:463:46 PM | 18:106:10 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:106:10 PM | 19:467:46 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:106:10 PM | 18:346:34 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:106:10 PM | 19:227:22 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:358:35 PM | 22:0310:03 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:3111:31 PM | 24:5912:59 AM+1 | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4611:46 PM | 24:3412:34 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |