Tuesday 20 October 1998 · Queens, New York, United States
Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 06:096:09 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 32:418:41+1 AM, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoBali Pūjā determinateDyūta Pratipad boundary
At sunrise
07:127:12 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:381:38 PM
Citrā gives way to Svātī.
Noon
12:4012:40 PM
The Sun 39° above S. Day length 10 h 56 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
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07:127:12 AM to 31:137:13+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 | past sunrise | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 13:381:38 PM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 19:577:57 PM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 19:257:25 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:13 07:137:13 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:285:28 AM | 07:127:12 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:285:28 AM | 06:206:20 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:545:54 AM | 07:127:12 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:127:12 AM | 09:239:23 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:239:23 AM | 11:3411:34 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:239:23 AM | 10:0710:07 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:569:56 AM | 11:1811:18 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1612:16 PM | 13:041:04 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:4012:40 PM | 14:022:02 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:451:45 PM | 15:573:57 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:292:29 PM | 15:133:13 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:243:24 PM | 16:464:46 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:573:57 PM | 18:086:08 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:086:08 PM | 19:527:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:086:08 PM | 18:346:34 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:086:08 PM | 19:267:26 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:567:56 PM | 21:449:44 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:2211:22 PM | 24:1412:14+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1612:16+1 AM | 25:041:04+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 30:446:44+1 AM | 32:328:32+1 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |