Thursday 18 March 1999 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 02:482:48 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:5911:59 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:217:21 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:261:26 PM
Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.
Noon
13:211:21 PM
The Sun 52° above S. Day length 12 h 01 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
07:217:21 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 | 23:5911:59 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Bhādrapadā | 25:28 01:281:28 AM Fri | Revatī |
| Yoga | Śukla | 24:43 00:4312:43 AM Fri | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 13:261:26 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 31:20 07:207:20 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:455:45 AM | 07:217:21 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:455:45 AM | 06:336:33 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:096:09 AM | 07:217:21 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:217:21 AM | 09:459:45 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:217:21 AM | 08:518:51 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:459:45 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:2110:21 AM | 11:5111:51 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:2111:21 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:1912:19 PM | 13:461:46 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5712:57 PM | 13:461:46 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5812:58 PM | 13:461:46 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:342:34 PM | 16:584:58 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:522:52 PM | 16:224:22 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:223:22 PM | 16:104:10 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:104:10 PM | 16:584:58 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:584:58 PM | 19:227:22 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:227:22 PM | 20:588:58 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:227:22 PM | 19:467:46 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:227:22 PM | 20:348:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:059:05 PM | 22:3310:33 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5712:57 AM+1 | 25:451:45 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |