Tuesday 21 December 1976 · Luanda, Angola
Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 03:083:08 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:0912:09 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:465:46 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:361:36 PM
Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:0512:05 PM
The Sun 75° above S. Day length 12 h 38 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
05:465:46 AM to 29:475:47 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 | 24:09 00:0912:09 AM Wed | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 15:223:22 PM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 26:06 02:062:06 AM Wed | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 13:361:36 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:47 05:475:47 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:154:15 AM | 05:465:46 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:154:15 AM | 05:015:01 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:384:38 AM | 05:465:46 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:465:46 AM | 08:188:18 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:188:18 AM | 10:4910:49 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:188:18 AM | 09:089:08 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:568:56 AM | 10:3110:31 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:369:36 AM | 11:0311:03 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4011:40 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0512:05 PM | 13:401:40 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:211:21 PM | 15:533:53 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:551:55 PM | 15:223:22 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:122:12 PM | 15:023:02 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:153:15 PM | 16:504:50 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:533:53 PM | 18:246:24 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:246:24 PM | 19:557:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:246:24 PM | 18:476:47 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:246:24 PM | 19:337:33 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5710:57 PM | 23:4311:43 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4211:42 PM | 24:3012:30 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:0912:09 AM+1 | 25:371:37 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |