Tuesday 21 March 2000 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 08:148:14 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:228:22 AM.
At sunrise
07:077:07 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:228:22 AM
Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.
Noon
13:111:11 PM
The Sun 55° above S. Day length 12 h 10 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
07:077:07 AM to 31:057:05 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 | Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā | 08:228:22 AM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 16:154:15 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 09:339:33 AM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 08:228:22 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:05 07:057:05 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:325:32 AM | 07:077:07 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:325:32 AM | 06:196:19 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:565:56 AM | 07:077:07 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:077:07 AM | 09:339:33 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:339:33 AM | 11:5911:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:339:33 AM | 10:2110:21 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:0910:09 AM | 11:4011:40 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:1510:15 AM | 11:5111:51 AM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4712:47 PM | 13:361:36 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4812:48 PM | 13:361:36 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:121:12 PM | 14:432:43 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:252:25 PM | 16:514:51 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:133:13 PM | 16:024:02 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:144:14 PM | 17:455:45 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:514:51 PM | 19:177:17 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:177:17 PM | 20:518:51 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:177:17 PM | 19:407:40 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:177:17 PM | 20:288:28 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 24:4712:47 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:2512:25 AM+1 | 26:032:03 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4712:47 AM+1 | 25:351:35 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |