Tuesday 17 October 1944 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Maṅgalavāra. Amāvasyā began at 06:296:29 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:418:41 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoBali Pūjā determinate
At sunrise
05:585:58 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:186:18 AM
Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.
Noon
11:4511:45 AM
The Sun 56° above S. Day length 11 h 33 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
05:585:58 AM to 29:595:59 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 Amāvasyā | 08:418:41 AM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 20:398:39 PM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 06:186:18 AM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Nāga | 08:418:41 AM | Kiṃstughna |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:59 05:595:59 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:194:19 AM | 05:585:58 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:194:19 AM | 05:085:08 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:434:43 AM | 05:585:58 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:585:58 AM | 08:178:17 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:178:17 AM | 10:3510:35 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:178:17 AM | 09:039:03 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:518:51 AM | 10:1810:18 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2011:20 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2111:21 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:4411:44 AM | 13:111:11 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5412:54 PM | 15:123:12 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:341:34 PM | 15:203:20 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:401:40 PM | 14:262:26 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:372:37 PM | 16:044:04 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:123:12 PM | 17:315:31 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:315:31 PM | 19:107:10 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:315:31 PM | 17:565:56 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:315:31 PM | 18:456:45 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:3010:30 PM | 23:2011:20 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2111:21 PM | 24:0912:09 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:482:48 AM+1 | 28:334:33 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |