Wednesday 15 September 2004 · Tehran, Iran
Budhavāra. Pratipadā began at 18:596:59 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:336:33 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:476:47 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:496:49 AM
Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:5912:59 PM
The Sun 57° above S. Day length 12 h 24 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
06:476:47 AM to 30:486:48 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 | 18:336:33 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 16:304:30 PM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Śubha | 12:2812:28 PM | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 06:496:49 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:48 06:486:48 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:155:15 AM | 06:476:47 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:155:15 AM | 06:016:01 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:385:38 AM | 06:476:47 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:476:47 AM | 09:169:16 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:208:20 AM | 09:539:53 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:129:12 AM | 10:4910:49 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:169:16 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:5912:59 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3412:34 PM | 13:241:24 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3512:35 PM | 13:231:23 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:5912:59 PM | 14:322:32 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:142:14 PM | 16:424:42 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:033:03 PM | 15:533:53 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:424:42 PM | 19:117:11 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:117:11 PM | 20:448:44 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:117:11 PM | 19:347:34 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:117:11 PM | 20:218:21 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3612:36 AM+1 | 25:241:24 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:5112:51 AM+1 | 26:272:27 AM+1 | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |