Sunday 13 April 1947 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:094:09 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:336:33 AM+1, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
The Sun enters Meṣa on this day, counted from sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:345:34 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:1511:15 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhā gives way to Uttarāṣāḍhā.
Noon
11:5411:54 AM
The Sun 74° above S. Day length 12 h 39 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
05:345:34 AM to 29:335:33 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 Aṣṭamī | past sunrise | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 11:1511:15 AM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Śiva | 12:1712:17 PM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 17:235:23 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:33 05:335:33 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:044:04 AM | 05:345:34 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:044:04 AM | 04:494:49 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:264:26 AM | 05:345:34 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:345:34 AM | 08:068:06 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 05:515:51 AM | 07:397:39 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:068:06 AM | 10:3810:38 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2911:29 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3011:30 AM | 12:1812:18 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:5411:54 AM | 13:291:29 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:101:10 PM | 15:423:42 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:012:01 PM | 14:512:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:043:04 PM | 16:394:39 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:423:42 PM | 18:146:14 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:334:33 PM | 17:235:23 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:394:39 PM | 18:146:14 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:146:14 PM | 19:447:44 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:146:14 PM | 18:366:36 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:146:14 PM | 19:227:22 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:128:12 PM | 21:599:59 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3011:30 PM | 24:1812:18 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |