Tuesday 2 September 1997 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 04:224:22 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:596:59+1 AM, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:376:37 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
17:405:40 PM
Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.
Noon
13:041:04 PM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 12 h 53 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
06:376:37 AM to 30:386:38+1 AM
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 | past sunrise | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 26:37 02:372:37 AM Wed | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Siddha | 20:248:24 PM | Sādhya |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 17:405:40 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:38 06:386:38 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:085:08 AM | 06:376:37 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:085:08 AM | 05:535:53 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:315:31 AM | 06:376:37 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:376:37 AM | 09:129:12 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:318:31 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:129:12 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:129:12 AM | 10:0310:03 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:509:50 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3812:38 PM | 13:291:29 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4012:40 PM | 13:281:28 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:041:04 PM | 14:402:40 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:212:21 PM | 16:564:56 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:133:13 PM | 16:044:04 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:174:17 PM | 17:545:54 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:564:56 PM | 19:307:30 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:237:23 PM | 21:119:11 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:307:30 PM | 20:598:59 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:307:30 PM | 19:537:53 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:307:30 PM | 20:378:37 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:5711:57 PM | 24:4212:42+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4012:40+1 AM | 25:281:28+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |