Saturday 13 April 2002 · Surat, Gujarat, India
Śanivāra. Pratipadā began at 00:5112:51 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:532:53 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
The Sun enters Meṣa on this day, counted from sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
06:226:22 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:541:54 PM
Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:3912:39 PM
The Sun 78° above S. Day length 12 h 35 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
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06:226:22 AM to 30:216:21 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 | 26:53 02:532:53 AM Sun | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 29:45 05:455:45 AM Sun | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 29:46 05:465:46 AM Sun | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 13:541:54 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:21 06:216:21 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:514:51 AM | 06:226:22 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:514:51 AM | 05:365:36 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:135:13 AM | 06:226:22 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:226:22 AM | 08:538:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:226:22 AM | 07:567:56 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:226:22 AM | 07:127:12 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:127:12 AM | 08:038:03 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:538:53 AM | 11:2411:24 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:319:31 AM | 11:0511:05 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1412:14 PM | 13:051:05 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:031:03 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:551:55 PM | 16:264:26 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:142:14 PM | 15:483:48 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:452:45 PM | 15:363:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:264:26 PM | 18:576:57 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:576:57 PM | 20:288:28 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:576:57 PM | 19:207:20 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:576:57 PM | 20:058:05 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:489:48 PM | 23:3411:34 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1512:15 AM+1 | 25:031:03 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:201:20 AM+1 | 27:063:06 AM+1 | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |