Tuesday 8 April 1997 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 19:027:02 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:144:14 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:506:50 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:002:00 PM
Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.
Noon
13:151:15 PM
The Sun 61° above S. Day length 12 h 51 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
06:506:50 AM to 30:486:48 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 | 16:144:14 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 27:16 03:163:16 AM Wed | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 14:002:00 PM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 16:144:14 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:48 06:486:48 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:205:20 AM | 06:506:50 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:205:20 AM | 06:056:05 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:435:43 AM | 06:506:50 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:506:50 AM | 09:249:24 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:249:24 AM | 11:5811:58 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:249:24 AM | 10:1510:15 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:0210:02 AM | 11:3911:39 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5012:50 PM | 13:411:41 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5112:51 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:151:15 PM | 14:522:52 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:322:32 PM | 17:065:06 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:243:24 PM | 16:154:15 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:284:28 PM | 18:046:04 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:065:06 PM | 19:417:41 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:417:41 PM | 21:109:10 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:417:41 PM | 20:038:03 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:417:41 PM | 20:478:47 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:388:38 PM | 22:0610:06 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:3511:35 PM | 25:041:04 AM+1 | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:0812:08 AM+1 | 24:5212:52 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5012:50 AM+1 | 25:381:38 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |