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Friday 21 August 2009 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Bhādrapada Śukla Pratipadā

Śukravāra. Pratipadā began at 20:028:02 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:464:46 PM.

Observed here on this day

Rudra Vrata

Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:586:58 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:5111:51 AM

Maghā gives way to Pūrva Phalgunī.

Noon

12:2312:23 PM

The Sun 40° above N. Day length 10 h 51 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne12:2312:23 PM
At noon, 12:2312:23 PM, the Sun is in Maghā and the Moon 9° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 9° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:135:13 AM–06:056:05 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:395:39 AM–06:586:58 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:429:42 AM–11:0811:08 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:0212:02 PM–12:4512:45 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:122:12 PM–14:562:56 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:495:49 PM–18:166:16 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:495:49 PM–19:087:08 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:503:50 AM+1–29:185:18 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika08:198:19 AM–09:419:41 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:089:08 AM–09:529:52 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:0211:02 AM–12:2412:24 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4512:45 PM–13:291:29 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:063:06 PM–16:284:28 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:077:07 PM–20:348:34 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

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

Cara06:586:58 AM–08:198:19 AMneutral
Lābha08:198:19 AM–09:419:41 AMgood
Amṛta09:419:41 AM–11:0211:02 AMgood
Kāla11:0211:02 AM–12:2412:24 PMavoid
Śubha12:2412:24 PM–13:451:45 PMgood
Roga13:451:45 PM–15:063:06 PMavoid
Udvega15:063:06 PM–16:284:28 PMavoid
Cara16:284:28 PM–17:495:49 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga17:495:49 PM–19:287:28 PMavoid
Kāla19:287:28 PM–21:069:06 PMavoid
Lābha21:069:06 PM–22:4510:45 PMgood
Udvega22:4510:45 PM–24:2312:23 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:2312:23 AM+1–26:012:01 AM+1good
Amṛta26:012:01 AM+1–27:403:40 AM+1good
Cara27:403:40 AM+1–29:185:18 AM+1neutral
Roga29:185:18 AM+1–30:576:57 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:586:58 AM to 30:576:57 AM+1

06:586:58 AM sunrise17:495:49 PM sunsetsunrise 30:576:57 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 16:464:46 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 11:5111:51 AM
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 25:531:53 AM+1
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 16:464:46 PM
Bālavauntil 27:163:16 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:0211:02 AM–12:2412:24 PM
Abhijit 12:0212:02 PM–12:4512:45 PM
Pradoṣa 17:495:49 PM–19:347:34 PM
Niśītha 23:5911:59 PM–24:4712:47 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.

  1. SunrisePratipadā holds. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:2412:24 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4512:45 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 51 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:347:34 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4712:47 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā16:464:46 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraMaghā11:5111:51 AMPūrva Phalgunī
YogaŚiva25:53 01:531:53 AM SatSiddha
KaraṇaBava16:464:46 PMBālava
VāraŚukravāra30:57 06:576:57 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Bhādrapada
Month, pūrṇimānta
Bhādrapada
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2066
Śaka
1931
Kali
5110
Ahargaṇa
1 866 599
Day length
10 h 51 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
07:087:08 AM
Moonset
18:536:53 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:135:13 AM06:586:58 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:135:13 AM06:056:05 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:395:39 AM06:586:58 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:586:58 AM09:089:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:198:19 AM09:419:41 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:089:08 AM11:1811:18 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:089:08 AM09:529:52 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:429:42 AM11:0811:08 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:0211:02 AM12:2412:24 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0212:02 PM12:4512:45 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4512:45 PM13:291:29 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:291:29 PM15:393:39 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:122:12 PM14:562:56 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:063:06 PM16:284:28 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:393:39 PM17:495:49 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:495:49 PM19:347:34 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:495:49 PM18:166:16 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:495:49 PM19:087:08 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:077:07 PM20:348:34 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5911:59 PM24:4712:47 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:503:50 AM+129:185:18 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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