Saturday 21 March 1981 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
Śanivāra. Pratipadā began at 20:228:22 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:1310:13 PM.
Observed here on this day
Kept the day after Holikā Dahana. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoVasantotsava determinate
At sunrise
06:186:18 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:169:16 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:2112:21 PM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 12 h 08 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
06:186:18 AM to 30:166:16 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 | 22:1310:13 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 30:02 06:026:02 AM Sun | Citrā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 21:579:57 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 09:169:16 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:16 06:166:16 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:434:43 AM | 06:186:18 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:434:43 AM | 05:305:30 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:065:06 AM | 06:186:18 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:186:18 AM | 08:438:43 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:186:18 AM | 07:497:49 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:186:18 AM | 07:067:06 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:067:06 AM | 07:557:55 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:438:43 AM | 11:0911:09 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:209:20 AM | 10:5110:51 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:4612:46 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5811:58 AM | 12:4612:46 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:5112:51 PM | 14:362:36 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:341:34 PM | 16:004:00 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:531:53 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 |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:004:00 PM | 18:266:26 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:266:26 PM | 20:008:00 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:266:26 PM | 18:496:49 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:266:26 PM | 19:377:37 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:2611:26 PM | 25:111:11 AM+1 | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5711:57 PM | 24:4512:45 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |