Wednesday 11 March 2009 · Tehran, Iran
Budhavāra. Pratipadā began at 06:086:08 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:324:32 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Kept the day after Holikā Dahana. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoVasantotsava determinate
At sunrise
06:216:21 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:504:50 PM
Śūla gives way to Gaṇḍa.
Noon
12:1412:14 PM
The Sun 51° above S. Day length 11 h 47 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
06:216:21 AM to 30:206:20 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 | 28:32 04:324:32 AM Thu | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 29:14 05:145:14 AM Thu | Hasta |
| Yoga | Śūla | 16:504:50 PM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 17:165:16 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:20 06:206:20 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:434:43 AM | 06:216:21 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:434:43 AM | 05:325:32 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:085:08 AM | 06:216:21 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:216:21 AM | 08:438:43 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:507:50 AM | 09:189:18 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:438:43 AM | 11:0411:04 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:4610:46 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:3812:38 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:431:43 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:031:03 PM | 14:362:36 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:251:25 PM | 15:473:47 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:122:12 PM | 15:003:00 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:473:47 PM | 18:086:08 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:086:08 PM | 19:467:46 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:086:08 PM | 18:326:32 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:086:08 PM | 19:217:21 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:1810:18 PM | 23:5011:50 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5011:50 PM | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |