Friday 27 March 2009 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Śukravāra. Pratipadā began at 03:063:06 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:052:05 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:297:29 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:1111:11 AM
Uttara Bhādrapadā gives way to Revatī.
Noon
13:261:26 PM
The Sun 50° above N. Day length 11 h 52 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
07:297:29 AM to 31:307:30 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 | 26:05 02:052:05 AM Sat | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Bhādrapadā | 11:1111:11 AM | Revatī |
| Yoga | Brahma | 18:066:06 PM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 14:392:39 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:30 07:307:30 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:535:53 AM | 07:297:29 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:535:53 AM | 06:416:41 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:176:17 AM | 07:297:29 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:297:29 AM | 09:529:52 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:588:58 AM | 10:2710:27 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:529:52 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:529:52 AM | 10:3910:39 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 | 13:021:02 PM | 13:491:49 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:491:49 PM | 14:362:36 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:362:36 PM | 16:594:59 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:243:24 PM | 16:114:11 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:234:23 PM | 17:525:52 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:594:59 PM | 19:217:21 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:217:21 PM | 20:588:58 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:217:21 PM | 19:457:45 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:217:21 PM | 20:348:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:5610:56 PM | 24:3012:30 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:021:02 AM+1 | 25:501:50 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |