Monday 1 March 2010 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 03:383:38 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:0212:02+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Kept the day after Holikā Dahana. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
07:047:04 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:481:48 PM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
13:331:33 PM
The Sun 60° above N. Day length 12 h 56 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
07:047:04 AM to 31:057:05+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 | 24:02 00:0212:02 AM Tue | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 20:358:35 PM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 25:32 01:321:32 AM Tue | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 13:481:48 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:05 07:057:05 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:365:36 AM | 07:047:04 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:365:36 AM | 06:206:20 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:585:58 AM | 07:047:04 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:047:04 AM | 09:399:39 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:418:41 AM | 10:1810:18 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:399:39 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:5511:55 AM | 13:321:32 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:061:06 PM | 13:581:58 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:081:08 PM | 13:561:56 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:581:58 PM | 14:502:50 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:502:50 PM | 17:255:25 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:572:57 PM | 16:214:21 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:093:09 PM | 16:464:46 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:423:42 PM | 16:334:33 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:334:33 PM | 17:255:25 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:255:25 PM | 20:008:00 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:008:00 PM | 21:299:29 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:008:00 PM | 20:228:22 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:008:00 PM | 21:079:07 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:091:09+1 AM | 25:571:57+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:003:00+1 AM | 28:264:26+1 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |