Monday 21 September 1998 · Tehran, Iran
Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 21:319:31 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:4111:41 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:516:51 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0710:07 AM
Uttara Phalgunī gives way to Hasta.
Noon
12:5712:57 PM
The Sun 55° above S. Day length 12 h 12 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
06:516:51 AM to 29:525:52+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 | 23:4111:41 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 10:0710:07 AM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Śukla | 20:518:51 PM | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 10:3410:34 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:52 05:525:52 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:175:17 AM | 06:516:51 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:175:17 AM | 06:046:04 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:415:41 AM | 06:516:51 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:516:51 AM | 09:189:18 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:238:23 AM | 09:549:54 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:189:18 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:5712:57 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3312:33 PM | 13:221:22 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3312:33 PM | 13:211:21 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:221:22 PM | 14:102:10 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:102:10 PM | 16:374:37 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:292:29 PM | 16:004:00 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:592:59 PM | 15:483:48 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:483:48 PM | 16:374:37 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:374:37 PM | 19:037:03 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:037:03 PM | 20:388:38 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:037:03 PM | 19:277:27 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:037:03 PM | 20:148:14 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:307:30 PM | 21:179:17 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3411:34 PM | 24:2212:22+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:135:13+1 AM | 31:007:00+1 AM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |