Wednesday 5 April 2000 · Queens, New York, United States
Budhavāra. Pratipadā began at 14:122:12 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:2312:23 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:326:32 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:2312:23 PM
Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.
Noon
12:5812:58 PM
The Sun 56° above S. Day length 12 h 52 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
06:326:32 AM to 30:306:30 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 | 12:2312:23 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 27:40 03:403:40 AM Thu | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 17:435:43 PM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 12:2312:23 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:30 06:306:30 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:035:03 AM | 06:326:32 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:035:03 AM | 05:485:48 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:255:25 AM | 06:326:32 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:326:32 AM | 09:079:07 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:098:09 AM | 09:459:45 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:079:07 AM | 11:4111:41 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:2211:22 AM | 12:5812:58 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3212:32 PM | 13:241:24 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3412:34 PM | 13:221:22 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:5812:58 PM | 14:352:35 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:152:15 PM | 16:504:50 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:073:07 PM | 15:583:58 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:504:50 PM | 19:247:24 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:247:24 PM | 20:538:53 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:247:24 PM | 19:477:47 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:247:24 PM | 20:318:31 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:528:52 PM | 22:2310:23 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:5311:53 PM | 25:241:24 AM+1 | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3312:33 AM+1 | 25:211:21 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |