Tuesday 23 April 1940 · Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 12:3712:37 PM yesterday, and holds until 09:319:31 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:235:23 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:426:42 AM
Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.
Noon
11:5611:56 AM
The Sun 72° above S. Day length 13 h 06 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
05:235:23 AM to 29:225:22 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 | Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā | 09:319:31 AM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 06:426:42 AM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 12:2512:25 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 09:319:31 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:22 05:225:22 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:563:56 AM | 05:235:23 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:563:56 AM | 04:404:40 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:184:18 AM | 05:235:23 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:235:23 AM | 08:008:00 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:008:00 AM | 10:3810:38 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:008:00 AM | 08:538:53 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:408:40 AM | 10:1810:18 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3011:30 AM | 12:2212:22 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3211:32 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:5011:50 AM | 13:181:18 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:5611:56 AM | 13:351:35 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:151:15 PM | 15:523:52 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:072:07 PM | 15:003:00 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:133:13 PM | 16:514:51 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:523:52 PM | 18:296:29 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:296:29 PM | 19:567:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:296:29 PM | 18:516:51 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:296:29 PM | 19:357:35 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:388:38 PM | 22:0610:06 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5010:50 PM | 23:3411:34 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3211:32 PM | 24:2012:20 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |