Wednesday 20 March 1996 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Budhavāra. Pratipadā began at 18:456:45 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:045:04 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:177:17 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:489:48 AM
Śukla gives way to Brahma.
Noon
13:201:20 PM
The Sun 53° above S. Day length 12 h 07 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
07:177:17 AM to 31:167:16+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 | 17:045:04 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Bhādrapadā | 14:202:20 PM | Revatī |
| Yoga | Śukla | 09:489:48 AM | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 17:045:04 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:16 07:167:16 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:425:42 AM | 07:177:17 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:425:42 AM | 06:306:30 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:066:06 AM | 07:177:17 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:177:17 AM | 09:439:43 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:488:48 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:439:43 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:449:44 AM | 11:1611:16 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:5011:50 AM | 13:211:21 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5712:57 PM | 13:451:45 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5712:57 PM | 13:451:45 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:211:21 PM | 14:522:52 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:332:33 PM | 16:594:59 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:223:22 PM | 16:104:10 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:594:59 PM | 19:247:24 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:247:24 PM | 20:598:59 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:247:24 PM | 19:487:48 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:247:24 PM | 20:368:36 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5612:56+1 AM | 25:441:44+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:052:05+1 AM | 27:393:39+1 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |