Monday 20 November 1972 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Somavāra. Pūrṇimā began at 06:006:00 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:072:07 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoRāsayātrā determinate
At sunrise
06:136:13 AM
Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:4010:40 AM
Varīyān gives way to Parigha.
Noon
11:3911:39 AM
The Sun 46° above S. Day length 10 h 52 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
06:136:13 AM to 30:146:14 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 Pūrṇimā | 26:07 02:072:07 AM Tue | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 12:4012:40 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 10:4010:40 AM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 16:044:04 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:14 06:146:14 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:284:28 AM | 06:136:13 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:284:28 AM | 05:205:20 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:544:54 AM | 06:136:13 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:136:13 AM | 08:238:23 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:347:34 AM | 08:568:56 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:238:23 AM | 10:3410:34 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:288:28 AM | 09:529:52 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:1710:17 AM | 11:3911:39 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:0312:03 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1711:17 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4412:44 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4412:44 PM | 14:542:54 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:001:00 PM | 14:222:22 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:271:27 PM | 14:112:11 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:112:11 PM | 14:542:54 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:542:54 PM | 17:045:04 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:045:04 PM | 18:506:50 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:045:04 PM | 17:315:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:045:04 PM | 18:236:23 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:0611:06 PM | 24:2912:29 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1511:15 PM | 24:0312:03 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |