Wednesday 29 March 2006 · Queens, New York, United States
Budhavāra. Pratipadā began at 05:155:15 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:012:01+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:445:44 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:318:31 AM
Uttara Bhādrapadā gives way to Revatī.
Noon
12:0012:00 PM
The Sun 53° above S. Day length 12 h 32 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
05:445:44 AM to 29:435:43+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 | 26:01 02:012:01 AM Thu | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Bhādrapadā | 08:318:31 AM | Revatī |
| Yoga | Brahma | 11:2211:22 AM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 15:363:36 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:43 05:435:43 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:124:12 AM | 05:445:44 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:124:12 AM | 04:584:58 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:354:35 AM | 05:445:44 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:445:44 AM | 08:158:15 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:187:18 AM | 08:528:52 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:158:15 AM | 10:4510:45 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:2610:26 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:3511:35 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3611:36 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:0012:00 PM | 13:341:34 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:161:16 PM | 15:463:46 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:062:06 PM | 14:562:56 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:463:46 PM | 18:176:17 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:176:17 PM | 19:487:48 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:176:17 PM | 18:396:39 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:176:17 PM | 19:257:25 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:187:18 PM | 20:448:44 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3611:36 PM | 24:2412:24+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:563:56+1 AM | 29:225:22+1 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |