Saturday 10 March 2001 · Surat, Gujarat, India
Śanivāra. Pratipadā began at 22:5310:53 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:387:38 PM.
Observed here on this day
Kept the day after Holikā Dahana. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
06:526:52 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:139:13 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:4912:49 PM
The Sun 65° above S. Day length 11 h 54 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
06:526:52 AM to 30:516:51 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 | 19:387:38 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 22:3510:35 PM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Śūla | 12:5812:58 PM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 09:139:13 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:51 06:516:51 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:155:15 AM | 06:526:52 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:155:15 AM | 06:046:04 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:395:39 AM | 06:526:52 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:526:52 AM | 09:159:15 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:526:52 AM | 08:218:21 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:526:52 AM | 07:407:40 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:297:29 AM | 08:568:56 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:407:40 AM | 08:278:27 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:159:15 AM | 11:3811:38 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:519:51 AM | 11:2011:20 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2512:25 PM | 13:131:13 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2512:25 PM | 13:131:13 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:012:01 PM | 16:234:23 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:182:18 PM | 15:483:48 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:482:48 PM | 15:363:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:074:07 PM | 17:335:33 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:234:23 PM | 18:466:46 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:466:46 PM | 20:238:23 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:466:46 PM | 19:107:10 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:466:46 PM | 19:597:59 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2512:25 AM+1 | 25:131:13 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 30:166:16 AM+1 | 31:447:44 AM+1 | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |