Wednesday 24 December 2003 · Surat, Gujarat, India
Budhavāra. Pratipadā began at 15:133:13 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:4511:45 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:137:13 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:289:28 AM
Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.
Noon
12:3812:38 PM
The Sun 45° above S. Day length 10 h 50 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
07:137:13 AM to 31:137:13 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 | 11:4511:45 AM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 22:2110:21 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 09:289:28 AM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 11:4511:45 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:13 07:137:13 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:275:27 AM | 07:137:13 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:275:27 AM | 06:206:20 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:545:54 AM | 07:137:13 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:137:13 AM | 09:239:23 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:348:34 AM | 09:559:55 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:239:23 AM | 11:3311:33 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:309:30 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:1711:17 AM | 12:3812:38 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1412:14 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1612:16 PM | 13:001:00 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:3812:38 PM | 13:591:59 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:431:43 PM | 15:533:53 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:262:26 PM | 15:103:10 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:533:53 PM | 18:036:03 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:036:03 PM | 19:487:48 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:036:03 PM | 18:296:29 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:036:03 PM | 19:227:22 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:046:04 PM | 19:307:30 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1412:14 AM+1 | 25:021:02 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:375:37 AM+1 | 31:057:05 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |