Tuesday 18 May 1971 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 12:0712:07 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:1810:18 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:095:09 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:525:52 AM
Dhaniṣṭhā gives way to Śatabhiṣā.
Noon
11:4911:49 AM
The Sun 85° above S. Day length 13 h 22 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
05:095:09 AM to 29:085:08 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 | 10:1810:18 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 05:525:52 AM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Indra | 16:564:56 PM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 10:1810:18 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:08 05:085:08 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:433:43 AM | 05:095:09 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:433:43 AM | 04:264:26 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:054:05 AM | 05:095:09 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:095:09 AM | 07:497:49 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:497:49 AM | 10:2910:29 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:497:49 AM | 08:428:42 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:298:29 AM | 10:0910:09 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2311:23 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:5011:50 AM | 13:301:30 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:4012:40 PM | 14:112:11 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:101:10 PM | 15:503:50 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:032:03 PM | 14:572:57 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:103:10 PM | 16:504:50 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:503:50 PM | 18:316:31 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:316:31 PM | 19:567:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:316:31 PM | 18:526:52 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:316:31 PM | 19:347:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:449:44 PM | 23:1411:14 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:4610:46 PM | 23:2811:28 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2511:25 PM | 24:1312:13 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |