Tuesday 20 April 2004 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 17:515:51 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:277:27 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:256:25 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:366:36 AM
Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.
Noon
13:031:03 PM
The Sun 66° above S. Day length 13 h 16 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
06:256:25 AM to 30:246:24 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 | 19:277:27 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 08:238:23 AM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Prīti | 20:538:53 PM | Āyuṣmān |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 06:366:36 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:24 06:246:24 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:594:59 AM | 06:256:25 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:594:59 AM | 05:425:42 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:215:21 AM | 06:256:25 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:256:25 AM | 09:059:05 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:059:05 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:059:05 AM | 09:589:58 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:449:44 AM | 11:2411:24 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3712:37 PM | 13:301:30 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3912:39 PM | 13:271:27 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:031:03 PM | 14:432:43 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:232:23 PM | 17:025:02 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:163:16 PM | 16:094:09 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:234:23 PM | 18:026:02 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:025:02 PM | 19:427:42 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:576:57 PM | 20:438:43 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:427:42 PM | 21:079:07 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:427:42 PM | 20:038:03 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:427:42 PM | 20:468:46 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:5911:59 PM | 24:4112:41 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3912:39 AM+1 | 25:271:27 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:315:31 AM+1 | 31:177:17 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |