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Friday 21 August 2009 · Tehran, Iran

Bhādrapada Śukla Pratipadā

Śukravāra. Pratipadā began at 14:322:32 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:1611:16 AM.

Observed here on this day

Rudra Vrata

Pratipadā does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:286:28 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:1611:16 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

13:071:07 PM

The Sun 66° above S. Day length 13 h 18 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran13:071:07 PM
At noon, 13:071:07 PM, the Sun is in Maghā and the Moon 13° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 13° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:035:03 AM–05:455:45 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:245:24 AM–06:286:28 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4112:41 PM–13:341:34 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:203:20 PM–16:134:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:467:46 PM–20:088:08 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:467:46 PM–20:518:51 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:2010:20 PM–23:4811:48 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika08:088:08 AM–09:489:48 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:089:08 AM–10:0110:01 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:2711:27 AM–13:071:07 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:341:34 PM–14:272:27 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:371:37 PM–15:043:04 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa16:274:27 PM–18:066:06 PMYama’s part of the day

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

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

Cara06:286:28 AM–08:088:08 AMneutral
Lābha08:088:08 AM–09:489:48 AMgood
Amṛta09:489:48 AM–11:2711:27 AMgood
Kāla11:2711:27 AM–13:071:07 PMavoid
Śubha13:071:07 PM–14:472:47 PMgood
Roga14:472:47 PM–16:274:27 PMavoid
Udvega16:274:27 PM–18:066:06 PMavoid
Cara18:066:06 PM–19:467:46 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga19:467:46 PM–21:079:07 PMavoid
Kāla21:079:07 PM–22:2710:27 PMavoid
Lābha22:2710:27 PM–23:4711:47 PMgood
Udvega23:4711:47 PM–25:081:08 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:081:08 AM+1–26:282:28 AM+1good
Amṛta26:282:28 AM+1–27:483:48 AM+1good
Cara27:483:48 AM+1–29:095:09 AM+1neutral
Roga29:095:09 AM+1–30:296:29 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:286:28 AM to 30:296:29 AM+1

06:286:28 AM sunrise19:467:46 PM sunsetsunrise 30:296:29 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 11:1611:16 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 28:094:09 AM+1
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 20:238:23 PM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:1611:16 AM
Bālavauntil 21:469:46 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:2711:27 AM–13:071:07 PM
Abhijit 12:4112:41 PM–13:341:34 PM
Pradoṣa 19:467:46 PM–21:129:12 PM
Niśītha 24:4412:44 AM+1–25:321:32 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.

  1. SunrisePratipadā holds. Śukravāra begins.
  2. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:071:07 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:341:34 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 18 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 21:129:12 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:321:32 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā11:1611:16 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī28:09 04:094:09 AM SatUttara Phalgunī
YogaŚiva20:238:23 PMSiddha
KaraṇaBava11:1611:16 AMBālava
VāraŚukravāra30:29 06:296:29 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Bhādrapada
Month, pūrṇimānta
Bhādrapada
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2066
Śaka
1931
Kali
5110
Ahargaṇa
1 866 599
Day length
13 h 18 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
07:267:26 AM
Moonset
20:108:10 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:035:03 AM06:286:28 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:035:03 AM05:455:45 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:245:24 AM06:286:28 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:286:28 AM09:089:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:088:08 AM09:489:48 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:089:08 AM11:4711:47 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:089:08 AM10:0110:01 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:2711:27 AM13:071:07 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4112:41 PM13:341:34 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4312:43 PM13:311:31 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:341:34 PM14:272:27 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:371:37 PM15:043:04 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:272:27 PM17:075:07 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:203:20 PM16:134:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day16:274:27 PM18:066:06 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:075:07 PM19:467:46 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:467:46 PM21:129:12 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:467:46 PM20:088:08 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:467:46 PM20:518:51 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:2010:20 PM23:4811:48 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:4412:44 AM+125:321:32 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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