Thursday 20 September 1956 · Queens, New York, United States
Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 23:1911:19 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:0112:01+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:416:41 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:119:11 AM
Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.
Noon
12:4912:49 PM
The Sun 50° above S. Day length 12 h 14 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
06:416:41 AM to 30:426:42+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 | 24:01 00:0112:01 AM Fri | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Bhādrapadā | 23:3611:36 PM | Revatī |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 09:119:11 AM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 11:4311:43 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:42 06:426:42 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:075:07 AM | 06:416:41 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:075:07 AM | 05:545:54 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:315:31 AM | 06:416:41 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:416:41 AM | 09:089:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:416:41 AM | 08:138:13 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:248:24 AM | 10:0610:06 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:089:08 AM | 11:3511:35 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:459:45 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:4610:46 AM | 11:3511:35 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2412:24 PM | 13:131:13 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2412:24 PM | 13:121:12 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:022:02 PM | 16:294:29 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:202:20 PM | 15:523:52 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:512:51 PM | 15:403:40 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:403:40 PM | 16:294:29 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:294:29 PM | 18:566:56 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:326:32 PM | 20:138:13 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:566:56 PM | 20:308:30 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:566:56 PM | 19:197:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:566:56 PM | 20:068:06 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2512:25+1 AM | 25:131:13+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |