Monday 1 March 2010 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 00:3812:38 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 21:029:02 PM.
Observed here on this day
Kept the day after Holikā Dahana. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoVasantotsava determinate
At sunrise
06:066:06 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:4810:48 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:2912:29 PM
The Sun 66° above N. Day length 12 h 46 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
06:066:06 AM to 30:076:07 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 | 21:029:02 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 17:355:35 PM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 22:3210:32 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 10:4810:48 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:07 06:076:07 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:364:36 AM | 06:066:06 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:364:36 AM | 05:215:21 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:594:59 AM | 06:066:06 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:066:06 AM | 08:398:39 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:427:42 AM | 09:179:17 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:398:39 AM | 11:1211:12 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:5310:53 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:5711:57 AM | 13:211:21 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0312:03 PM | 12:5412:54 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0512:05 PM | 12:5312:53 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5412:54 PM | 13:451:45 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:451:45 PM | 16:184:18 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:042:04 PM | 15:403:40 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:362:36 PM | 15:273:27 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:273:27 PM | 16:184:18 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:184:18 PM | 18:526:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:526:52 PM | 20:228:22 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:526:52 PM | 19:147:14 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:526:52 PM | 19:597:59 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 25:261:26 AM+1 | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0512:05 AM+1 | 24:5312:53 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |