Sunday 16 September 2012 · Tehran, Iran
Ravivāra. Pratipadā began at 06:416:41 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:184:18 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:486:48 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
17:325:32 PM
Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:5912:59 PM
The Sun 57° above S. Day length 12 h 22 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
06:486:48 AM to 30:496:49 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 | 28:18 04:184:18 AM Mon | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 24:11 00:1112:11 AM Mon | Hasta |
| Yoga | Śubha | 18:306:30 PM | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 17:325:32 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:49 06:496:49 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:155:15 AM | 06:486:48 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:155:15 AM | 06:026:02 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:385:38 AM | 06:486:48 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:486:48 AM | 09:169:16 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:288:28 AM | 09:589:58 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:169:16 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3412:34 PM | 13:231:23 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3512:35 PM | 13:231:23 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:5912:59 PM | 14:312:31 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:132:13 PM | 16:414:41 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:023:02 PM | 15:523:52 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 16:044:04 PM | 17:375:37 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:414:41 PM | 19:107:10 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:275:27 PM | 18:576:57 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:315:31 PM | 18:206:20 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:375:37 PM | 19:107:10 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:107:10 PM | 20:438:43 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:107:10 PM | 19:337:33 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:107:10 PM | 20:198:19 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3512:35 AM+1 | 25:231:23 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |