Saturday 25 March 1978 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
Śanivāra. Pratipadā began at 21:209:20 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:318:31 PM.
Observed here on this day
Kept the day after Holikā Dahana. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoVasantotsava determinate
At sunrise
06:136:13 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:068:06 AM
Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.
Noon
12:2012:20 PM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 12 h 15 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
06:136:13 AM to 30:126:12 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 | 20:318:31 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 20:588:58 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 08:068:06 AM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 08:598:59 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:12 06:126:12 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:394:39 AM | 06:136:13 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:394:39 AM | 05:265:26 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:025:02 AM | 06:136:13 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:136:13 AM | 08:408:40 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:136:13 AM | 07:457:45 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:136:13 AM | 07:027:02 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:027:02 AM | 07:517:51 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:408:40 AM | 11:0711:07 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:179:17 AM | 10:4910:49 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:4512:45 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:341:34 PM | 16:014:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:521:52 PM | 15:243:24 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:232:23 PM | 15:123:12 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:013:01 PM | 16:364:36 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:014:01 PM | 18:286:28 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:286:28 PM | 20:028:02 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:286:28 PM | 18:516:51 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:286:28 PM | 19:387:38 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5611:56 PM | 24:4412:44 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:474:47 AM+1 | 30:216:21 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |