Sunday 13 October 1996 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Ravivāra. Pratipadā began at 22:1410:14 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:2610:26 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:197:19 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:2410:24 AM
Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:5912:59 PM
The Sun 46° above S. Day length 11 h 21 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
07:197:19 AM to 31:207:20 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 | 22:2610:26 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 18:396:39 PM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 13:061:06 PM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 10:2410:24 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 31:20 07:207:20 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:385:38 AM | 07:197:19 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:385:38 AM | 06:286:28 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:036:03 AM | 07:197:19 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:197:19 AM | 09:359:35 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:359:35 AM | 11:5111:51 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:0012:00 PM | 13:401:40 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3512:35 PM | 13:231:23 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3612:36 PM | 13:221:22 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:5912:59 PM | 14:242:24 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:072:07 PM | 16:234:23 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:522:52 PM | 15:383:38 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:493:49 PM | 17:145:14 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:234:23 PM | 18:396:39 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:085:08 PM | 17:545:54 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:145:14 PM | 18:396:39 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:396:39 PM | 20:218:21 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:396:39 PM | 19:057:05 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:396:39 PM | 19:557:55 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:2012:20 AM+1 | 25:581:58 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3512:35 AM+1 | 25:231:23 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |