Tuesday 2 February 1971 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 06:136:13 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:564:56 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 81 of 104 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:366:36 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:141:14 PM
Śubha gives way to Śukla.
Noon
12:0712:07 PM
The Sun 48° above S. Day length 11 h 03 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
06:366:36 AM to 30:356:35 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 Aṣṭamī | 28:56 04:564:56 AM Wed | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 29:54 05:545:54 AM Wed | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Śubha | 13:141:14 PM | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 17:315:31 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:35 06:356:35 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:524:52 AM | 06:366:36 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:524:52 AM | 05:445:44 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:185:18 AM | 06:366:36 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:366:36 AM | 08:488:48 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:488:48 AM | 11:0111:01 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:488:48 AM | 09:329:32 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:219:21 AM | 10:4410:44 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4511:45 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0712:07 PM | 13:301:30 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:131:13 PM | 15:263:26 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:571:57 PM | 14:422:42 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:532:53 PM | 16:164:16 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:263:26 PM | 17:385:38 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:523:52 PM | 17:255:25 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:385:38 PM | 19:227:22 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:385:38 PM | 18:046:04 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:385:38 PM | 18:566:56 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:4910:49 PM | 23:4111:41 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4311:43 PM | 24:3112:31 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:131:13 AM+1 | 26:462:46 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |