Wednesday 19 March 2003 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Budhavāra. Pratipadā began at 21:359:35 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:076:07 PM.
Observed here on this day
Kept the day after Holikā Dahana. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoVasantotsava determinate
At sunrise
07:227:22 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:527:52 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
13:281:28 PM
The Sun 53° above N. Day length 12 h 13 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
07:227:22 AM to 31:237:23 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 | 18:076:07 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 07:577:57 AM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 26:59 02:592:59 AM Thu | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 07:527:52 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:23 07:237:23 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:475:47 AM | 07:227:22 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:475:47 AM | 06:356:35 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:116:11 AM | 07:227:22 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:227:22 AM | 09:489:48 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:538:53 AM | 10:2510:25 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:489:48 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:5611:56 AM | 13:281:28 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:031:03 PM | 13:521:52 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:041:04 PM | 13:521:52 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:281:28 PM | 14:592:59 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:412:41 PM | 17:085:08 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:243:24 PM | 16:494:49 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:303:30 PM | 16:194:19 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:085:08 PM | 19:347:34 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:347:34 PM | 21:099:09 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:347:34 PM | 19:587:58 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:347:34 PM | 20:458:45 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:5411:54 PM | 25:191:19 AM+1 | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:041:04 AM+1 | 25:521:52 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |