Friday 27 March 2009 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Śukravāra. Pratipadā began at 01:061:06 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:0512:05+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:257:25 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:119:11 AM
Uttara Bhādrapadā gives way to Revatī.
Noon
13:221:22 PM
The Sun 55° above N. Day length 11 h 54 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
07:257:25 AM to 31:257:25+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 | Śukla Pratipadā | 24:05 00:0512:05 AM Sat | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Bhādrapadā | 09:119:11 AM | Revatī |
| Yoga | Brahma | 16:064:06 PM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 12:3912:39 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:25 07:257:25 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:485:48 AM | 07:257:25 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:485:48 AM | 06:366:36 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:126:12 AM | 07:257:25 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:257:25 AM | 09:489:48 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:548:54 AM | 10:2310:23 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:489:48 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:489:48 AM | 10:3510:35 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:5211:52 AM | 13:221:22 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5812:58 PM | 13:461:46 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5812:58 PM | 13:461:46 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:461:46 PM | 14:332:33 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:332:33 PM | 16:564:56 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:213:21 PM | 16:084:08 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:204:20 PM | 17:505:50 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:564:56 PM | 19:197:19 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:197:19 PM | 20:568:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:197:19 PM | 19:437:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:197:19 PM | 20:318:31 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:568:56 PM | 22:3010:30 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5812:58+1 AM | 25:461:46+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 30:206:20+1 AM | 31:547:54+1 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |