Tuesday 21 March 2000 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 12:4412:44 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:5211:52 AM.
At sunrise
07:167:16 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:5211:52 AM
Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.
Noon
13:201:20 PM
The Sun 54° above S. Day length 12 h 10 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
07:167:16 AM to 31:147:14 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 | Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā | 11:5211:52 AM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 19:457:45 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 13:031:03 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 11:5211:52 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:14 07:147:14 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:415:41 AM | 07:167:16 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:415:41 AM | 06:286:28 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:046:04 AM | 07:167:16 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:167:16 AM | 09:419:41 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:419:41 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:419:41 AM | 10:3010:30 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:1810:18 AM | 11:4911:49 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5612:56 PM | 13:451:45 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5612:56 PM | 13:441:44 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:201:20 PM | 14:522:52 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:451:45 PM | 15:213:21 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:332:33 PM | 16:594:59 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:223:22 PM | 16:114:11 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:234:23 PM | 17:545:54 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:594:59 PM | 19:257:25 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:257:25 PM | 21:009:00 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:257:25 PM | 19:497:49 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:257:25 PM | 20:368:36 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:0912:09 AM+1 | 24:5612:56 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5612:56 AM+1 | 25:441:44 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:553:55 AM+1 | 29:335:33 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |