Tuesday 27 August 1946 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 00:1312:13 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:5810:58 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:385:38 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:146:14 AM
Maghā gives way to Pūrva Phalgunī.
Noon
12:0112:01 PM
The Sun 76° above S. Day length 12 h 45 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
05:385:38 AM to 29:385:38 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 | 22:5810:58 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 06:146:14 AM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Śiva | 11:2811:28 AM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 11:3211:32 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:38 05:385:38 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:084:08 AM | 05:385:38 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:084:08 AM | 04:534:53 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:314:31 AM | 05:385:38 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:385:38 AM | 08:118:11 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:118:11 AM | 10:4410:44 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:118:11 AM | 09:029:02 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:498:49 AM | 10:2510:25 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3511:35 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3711:37 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0112:01 PM | 13:361:36 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:171:17 PM | 15:503:50 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:062:06 PM | 15:403:40 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:082:08 PM | 14:592:59 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:123:12 PM | 16:474:47 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:503:50 PM | 18:236:23 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:236:23 PM | 19:537:53 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:236:23 PM | 18:466:46 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:236:23 PM | 19:317:31 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5310:53 PM | 23:3811:38 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:3311:33 PM | 25:071:07 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3711:37 PM | 24:2512:25 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |