Monday 8 April 1940 · Tehran, Iran
Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 23:4811:48 PM yesterday, and holds until 26:002:00 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:425:42 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:1110:11 AM
Revatī gives way to Aśvinī.
Noon
12:0612:06 PM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 12 h 49 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
05:425:42 AM to 29:415:41 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 | 26:00 02:002:00 AM Tue | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Revatī | 10:1110:11 AM | Aśvinī |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 18:586:58 PM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 12:5612:56 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:41 05:415:41 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:124:12 AM | 05:425:42 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:124:12 AM | 04:574:57 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:354:35 AM | 05:425:42 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:425:42 AM | 08:168:16 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:187:18 AM | 08:548:54 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:307:30 AM | 09:189:18 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:168:16 AM | 10:5010:50 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:3010:30 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3212:32 PM | 13:231:23 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:231:23 PM | 15:573:57 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:431:43 PM | 15:193:19 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:152:15 PM | 15:063:06 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:063:06 PM | 15:573:57 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:573:57 PM | 18:316:31 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:316:31 PM | 20:008:00 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:316:31 PM | 18:536:53 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:316:31 PM | 19:387:38 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4211:42 PM | 24:3012:30 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:484:48 AM+1 | 30:356:35 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |