Monday 31 March 2014 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 02:452:45 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:5512:55 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:276:27 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:461:46 PM
Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:2112:21 PM
The Sun 54° above N. Day length 11 h 47 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
06:276:27 AM to 30:286:28 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 | Śukla Pratipadā | 24:55 00:5512:55 AM Tue | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Revatī | 26:56 02:562:56 AM Tue | Aśvinī |
| Yoga | Indra | 26:32 02:322:32 AM Tue | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 13:461:46 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:28 06:286:28 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:504:50 AM | 06:276:27 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:504:50 AM | 05:385:38 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:145:14 AM | 06:276:27 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:276:27 AM | 08:498:49 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:567:56 AM | 09:249:24 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:498:49 AM | 11:1011:10 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:5210:52 AM | 12:2112:21 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:4512:45 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4412:44 PM | 13:311:31 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:311:31 PM | 15:533:53 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:491:49 PM | 15:173:17 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:182:18 PM | 15:053:05 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:053:05 PM | 15:533:53 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:283:28 PM | 17:005:00 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:533:53 PM | 18:146:14 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:146:14 PM | 19:527:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:146:14 PM | 18:386:38 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:146:14 PM | 19:277:27 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5711:57 PM | 24:4512:45 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:3912:39 AM+1 | 26:112:11 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |