Thursday 12 March 2009 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 11:3811:38 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:0210:02 AM.
At sunrise
07:147:14 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0210:02 AM
Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.
Noon
13:261:26 PM
The Sun 61° above N. 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
07:147:14 AM to 31:157:15+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 | 10:0210:02 AM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 10:4410:44 AM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 20:048:04 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 10:0210:02 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 31:15 07:157:15 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:425:42 AM | 07:147:14 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:425:42 AM | 06:286:28 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:056:05 AM | 07:147:14 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:147:14 AM | 09:439:43 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:147:14 AM | 08:478:47 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:439:43 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:2010:20 AM | 11:5311:53 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:2211:22 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:011:01 PM | 13:511:51 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:021:02 PM | 13:501:50 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:402:40 PM | 17:095:09 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:592:59 PM | 16:324:32 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:303:30 PM | 16:204:20 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:204:20 PM | 17:095:09 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:095:09 PM | 19:387:38 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:596:59 PM | 20:348:34 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:387:38 PM | 21:119:11 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:387:38 PM | 20:018:01 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:387:38 PM | 20:488:48 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:021:02+1 AM | 25:501:50+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:264:26+1 AM | 30:016:01+1 AM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |