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Monday 18 March 1946 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 22:1710:17 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:1511:15 PM.

Observed here on this day

Holī

Kept the day after Holikā Dahana. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoVasantotsava determinate

At sunrise

06:066:06 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:309:30 AM

Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.

Noon

12:0712:07 PM

The Sun 64° above S. Day length 12 h 03 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh12:0712:07 PM
At noon, 12:0712:07 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 187° ahead of it, in Hasta, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 187° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:314:31 AM–05:185:18 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:554:55 AM–06:066:06 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4411:44 AM–12:3212:32 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:082:08 PM–14:562:56 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:096:09 PM–18:336:33 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:096:09 PM–19:217:21 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla30:026:02 AM+1–31:457:45 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:377:37 AM–09:079:07 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3710:37 AM–12:0812:08 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3212:32 PM–13:201:20 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:381:38 PM–15:083:08 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:562:56 PM–15:443:44 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya19:437:43 PM–21:269:26 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

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

Amṛta06:066:06 AM–07:377:37 AMgood
Kāla07:377:37 AM–09:079:07 AMavoid
Śubha09:079:07 AM–10:3710:37 AMgood
Roga10:3710:37 AM–12:0812:08 PMavoid
Udvega12:0812:08 PM–13:381:38 PMavoid
Cara13:381:38 PM–15:083:08 PMneutral
Lābha15:083:08 PM–16:394:39 PMgood
Amṛta16:394:39 PM–18:096:09 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:096:09 PM–19:387:38 PMneutral
Roga19:387:38 PM–21:089:08 PMavoid
Kāla21:089:08 PM–22:3810:38 PMavoid
Lābha22:3810:38 PM–24:0712:07 AM+1good
Udvega24:0712:07 AM+1–25:371:37 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:371:37 AM+1–27:063:06 AM+1good
Amṛta27:063:06 AM+1–28:364:36 AM+1good
Cara28:364:36 AM+1–30:056:05 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:066:06 AM to 30:056:05 AM+1

06:066:06 AM sunrise18:096:09 PM sunsetsunrise 30:056:05 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 23:1511:15 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 10:4210:42 AM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 09:309:30 AM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 10:4210:42 AM
Kaulavauntil 23:1511:15 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:377:37 AM–09:079:07 AM
Abhijit 11:4411:44 AM–12:3212:32 PM
Pradoṣa 18:096:09 PM–19:447:44 PM
Niśītha 23:4311:43 PM–24:3112:31 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.

  1. SunrisePratipadā holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:079:07 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  4. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 12:3212:32 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 03 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:447:44 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3112:31 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā23:1511:15 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī10:4210:42 AMHasta
YogaGaṇḍa09:309:30 AMVṛddhi
KaraṇaBālava10:4210:42 AMKaulava
VāraSomavāra30:05 06:056:05 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2002
Śaka
1867
Kali
5046
Ahargaṇa
1 843 432
Day length
12 h 03 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
18:506:50 PM
Moonset
06:366:36 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:314:31 AM06:066:06 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:314:31 AM05:185:18 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:554:55 AM06:066:06 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:066:06 AM08:318:31 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:377:37 AM09:079:07 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:318:31 AM10:5510:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3710:37 AM12:0812:08 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4411:44 AM12:3212:32 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4411:44 AM12:3212:32 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3212:32 PM13:201:20 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:201:20 PM15:443:44 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:381:38 PM15:083:08 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:082:08 PM14:562:56 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:562:56 PM15:443:44 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:443:44 PM18:096:09 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:096:09 PM19:447:44 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:096:09 PM18:336:33 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:096:09 PM19:217:21 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:437:43 PM21:269:26 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4311:43 PM24:3112:31 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra30:026:02 AM+131:457:45 AM+1sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
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