Tuesday 16 August 1949 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 10:4110:41 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:001:00 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:285:28 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:001:00 PM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
11:5711:57 AM
The Sun 79° above S. Day length 12 h 59 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
05:285:28 AM to 29:285:28+1 AM
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 Saptamī | 13:001:00 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 18:156:15 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 17:485:48 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 13:001:00 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:28 05:285:28 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:004:00 AM | 05:285:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:004:00 AM | 04:444:44 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:224:22 AM | 05:285:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:285:28 AM | 08:048:04 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:048:04 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:048:04 AM | 08:558:55 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:428:42 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3111:31 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3311:33 AM | 12:2112:21 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:5711:57 AM | 13:351:35 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:5412:54 PM | 14:412:41 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:151:15 PM | 15:513:51 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:072:07 PM | 14:592:59 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:123:12 PM | 16:494:49 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:513:51 PM | 18:276:27 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:276:27 PM | 19:557:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:276:27 PM | 18:496:49 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:276:27 PM | 19:337:33 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5110:51 PM | 23:3511:35 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3311:33 PM | 24:2112:21+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |