Friday 29 March 2002 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Śukravāra. Pratipadā began at 05:255:25 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:361:36 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Kept the day after Holikā Dahana. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
07:317:31 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:293:29 PM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
13:251:25 PM
The Sun 49° above N. Day length 11 h 48 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
07:317:31 AM to 31:327:32 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 | Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā | 25:36 01:361:36 AM Sat | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 20:048:04 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 23:0611:06 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 15:293:29 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:32 07:327:32 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:545:54 AM | 07:317:31 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:545:54 AM | 06:426:42 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:186:18 AM | 07:317:31 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:317:31 AM | 09:539:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:598:59 AM | 10:2810:28 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:539:53 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:539:53 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:5611:56 AM | 13:251:25 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:011:01 PM | 13:491:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:011:01 PM | 13:481:48 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:481:48 PM | 14:362:36 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:362:36 PM | 16:574:57 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:502:50 PM | 16:144:14 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:233:23 PM | 16:104:10 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:224:22 PM | 17:505:50 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:574:57 PM | 19:197:19 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:197:19 PM | 20:568:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:197:19 PM | 19:437:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:197:19 PM | 20:328:32 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:011:01 AM+1 | 25:491:49 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:073:07 AM+1 | 28:324:32 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |