Tuesday 26 March 2024 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 10:3010:30 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:5612:56 PM.
At sunrise
05:595:59 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:3411:34 AM
Hasta gives way to Citrā.
Noon
12:1012:10 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
05:595:59 AM to 29:585:58+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 | Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā | 12:5612:56 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 11:3411:34 AM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 20:188:18 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 12:5612:56 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:58 05:585:58 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:264:26 AM | 05:595:59 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:264:26 AM | 05:135:13 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:494:49 AM | 05:595:59 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:595:59 AM | 08:288:28 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:288:28 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:288:28 AM | 09:179:17 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:059:05 AM | 10:3710:37 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4511:45 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:1012:10 PM | 13:431:43 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:241:24 PM | 15:533:53 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:142:14 PM | 15:033:03 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:163:16 PM | 16:484:48 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:533:53 PM | 18:216:21 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:216:21 PM | 19:547:54 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:216:21 PM | 18:446:44 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:216:21 PM | 19:317:31 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:288:28 PM | 22:1410:14 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:0011:00 PM | 23:4611:46 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4511:45 PM | 24:3312:33+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |