Thursday 28 March 2013 · Osaka, Japan
Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 18:276:27 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:354:35 PM.
Observed here on this day
Kept the day after Holikā Dahana. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoVasantotsava determinate
At sunrise
05:515:51 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:2912:29 PM
Hasta gives way to Citrā.
Noon
12:0312:03 PM
The Sun 58° above S. Day length 12 h 24 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
05:515:51 AM to 29:505:50 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 | 16:354:35 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 12:2912:29 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 17:255:25 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 16:354:35 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:50 05:505:50 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:184:18 AM | 05:515:51 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:184:18 AM | 05:055:05 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:424:42 AM | 05:515:51 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:515:51 AM | 08:208:20 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:515:51 AM | 07:247:24 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:456:45 AM | 08:178:17 AM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:208:20 AM | 10:4910:49 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:578:57 AM | 10:3010:30 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:599:59 AM | 10:4910:49 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:181:18 PM | 15:473:47 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:361:36 PM | 15:093:09 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:072:07 PM | 14:572:57 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:572:57 PM | 15:473:47 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:473:47 PM | 18:156:15 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:156:15 PM | 19:487:48 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:156:15 PM | 18:396:39 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:156:15 PM | 19:257:25 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:018:01 PM | 21:329:32 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3911:39 PM | 24:2712:27 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:045:04 AM+1 | 30:346:34 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |