Saturday 22 March 2008 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Śanivāra. Pratipadā began at 05:405:40 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:506:50+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Kept the day after Holikā Dahana. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
07:257:25 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:2210:22 AM
Uttara Phalgunī gives way to Hasta.
Noon
13:271:27 PM
The Sun 51° above N. Day length 12 h 03 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
07:257:25 AM to 31:267:26+1 AM
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 | 30:50 06:506:50 AM Sun | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 10:2210:22 AM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 26:19 02:192:19 AM Sun | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 18:126:12 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:26 07:267:26 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:505:50 AM | 07:257:25 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:505:50 AM | 06:376:37 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:146:14 AM | 07:257:25 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:257:25 AM | 09:509:50 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:257:25 AM | 08:568:56 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:257:25 AM | 08:138:13 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:138:13 AM | 09:029:02 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:509:50 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:2610:26 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:031:03 PM | 13:511:51 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:031:03 PM | 13:511:51 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:392:39 PM | 17:045:04 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:572:57 PM | 16:284:28 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:273:27 PM | 16:154:15 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:045:04 PM | 19:287:28 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:247:24 PM | 21:079:07 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:287:28 PM | 21:049:04 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:287:28 PM | 19:527:52 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:287:28 PM | 20:408:40 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:031:03+1 AM | 25:511:51+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:435:43+1 AM | 31:267:26+1 AM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |