Thursday 9 September 2010 · Tehran, Iran
Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 15:003:00 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:0811:08 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:426:42 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:0811:08 AM
Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.
Noon
13:021:02 PM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 12 h 38 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
06:426:42 AM to 30:436:43 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 | 11:0811:08 AM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 19:517:51 PM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Śubha | 25:34 01:341:34 AM Fri | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 11:0811:08 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:43 06:436:43 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:125:12 AM | 06:426:42 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:125:12 AM | 05:575:57 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:345:34 AM | 06:426:42 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:426:42 AM | 09:149:14 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:426:42 AM | 08:178:17 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:149:14 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:529:52 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:5510:55 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3612:36 PM | 13:271:27 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3712:37 PM | 13:251:25 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:331:33 PM | 14:572:57 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:172:17 PM | 16:494:49 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:362:36 PM | 16:114:11 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:083:08 PM | 15:583:58 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:583:58 PM | 16:494:49 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:494:49 PM | 19:217:21 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:217:21 PM | 20:528:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:217:21 PM | 19:437:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:217:21 PM | 20:298:29 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 25:261:26 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:193:19 AM+1 | 28:444:44 AM+1 | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |