Tuesday 22 August 2017 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 23:0011:00 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:169:16 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:296:29 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0410:04 AM
Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.
Noon
13:071:07 PM
The Sun 66° above S. Day length 13 h 16 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
06:296:29 AM to 30:306:30+1 AM
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 | 21:169:16 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 13:431:43 PM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Śiva | 26:41 02:412:41 AM Wed | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 10:0410:04 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:30 06:306:30 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:035:03 AM | 06:296:29 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:035:03 AM | 05:465:46 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:255:25 AM | 06:296:29 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:296:29 AM | 09:089:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:089:08 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:089:08 AM | 10:0110:01 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:489:48 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:5712:57 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4012:40 PM | 13:331:33 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4312:43 PM | 13:311:31 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:071:07 PM | 14:462:46 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:262:26 PM | 17:065:06 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:203:20 PM | 16:134:13 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:264:26 PM | 18:056:05 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:065:06 PM | 19:457:45 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:457:45 PM | 21:119:11 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:457:45 PM | 20:068:06 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:457:45 PM | 20:498:49 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:309:30 PM | 23:0311:03 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:0312:03+1 AM | 24:4612:46+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4312:43+1 AM | 25:311:31+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |