Thursday 28 August 2003 · Queens, New York, United States
Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 13:261:26 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:3311:33 AM.
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
06:186:18 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:3311:33 AM
Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.
Noon
12:5712:57 PM
The Sun 59° above S. Day length 13 h 16 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
06:186:18 AM to 30:196:19 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 | 11:3311:33 AM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 17:455:45 PM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Siddha | 21:029:02 PM | Sādhya |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 11:3311:33 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:19 06:196:19 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:534:53 AM | 06:186:18 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:534:53 AM | 05:365:36 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:145:14 AM | 06:186:18 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:186:18 AM | 08:588:58 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:186:18 AM | 07:587:58 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:588:58 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:379:37 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:4410:44 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:4011:40 AM | 13:121:12 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3012:30 PM | 13:231:23 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3212:32 PM | 13:201:20 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:162:16 PM | 16:554:55 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:362:36 PM | 16:154:15 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:093:09 PM | 16:024:02 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:024:02 PM | 16:554:55 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:554:55 PM | 19:347:34 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:347:34 PM | 21:009:00 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:347:34 PM | 19:567:56 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:347:34 PM | 20:398:39 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:3012:30 AM+1 | 26:002:00 AM+1 | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3312:33 AM+1 | 25:211:21 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |