Wednesday 17 October 2001 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Budhavāra. Pratipadā began at 05:235:23 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:342:34 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:335:33 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:336:33 AM
Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.
Noon
12:0612:06 PM
The Sun 61° above N. Day length 13 h 06 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
05:335:33 AM to 29:325:32 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 | 26:34 02:342:34 AM Thu | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 16:564:56 PM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 06:336:33 AM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 15:563:56 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:32 05:325:32 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:064:06 AM | 05:335:33 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:064:06 AM | 04:494:49 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:274:27 AM | 05:335:33 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:335:33 AM | 08:108:10 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:117:11 AM | 08:498:49 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:108:10 AM | 10:4710:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:2810:28 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:0811:08 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4011:40 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4211:42 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:0612:06 PM | 13:441:44 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:241:24 PM | 16:024:02 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:172:17 PM | 15:093:09 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:024:02 PM | 18:396:39 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:396:39 PM | 20:068:06 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:396:39 PM | 19:017:01 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:396:39 PM | 19:447:44 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:0710:07 PM | 23:3611:36 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4111:41 PM | 24:2912:29 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |