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Tuesday 17 April 1973 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Caitra Śukla Pūrṇimā

Maṅgalavāra. Pūrṇimā began at 15:563:56 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:504:50 PM.

Observed here on this day

Caitrī Pūrṇimā

Pūrṇimā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:305:30 AM

Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:442:44 PM

Harṣaṇa gives way to Vajra.

Noon

11:5311:53 AM

The Sun 76° above S. Day length 12 h 46 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:5311:53 AM
At noon, 11:5311:53 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 178° ahead of it, in Citrā, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 178° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:004:00 AM–04:454:45 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:224:22 AM–05:305:30 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2711:27 AM–12:1812:18 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:012:01 PM–14:522:52 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:193:19 PM–17:025:02 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:166:16 PM–18:386:38 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:166:16 PM–19:237:23 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:038:03 AM–08:548:54 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:418:41 AM–10:1710:17 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5311:53 AM–13:291:29 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:043:04 PM–16:404:40 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:4510:45 PM–23:3011:30 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya28:144:14 AM+1–29:585:58 AM+1a stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

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

Roga05:305:30 AM–07:067:06 AMavoid
Udvega07:067:06 AM–08:418:41 AMavoid
Cara08:418:41 AM–10:1710:17 AMneutral
Lābha10:1710:17 AM–11:5311:53 AMgood
Amṛta11:5311:53 AM–13:291:29 PMgood
Kāla13:291:29 PM–15:043:04 PMavoid
Śubha15:043:04 PM–16:404:40 PMgood
Roga16:404:40 PM–18:166:16 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:166:16 PM–19:407:40 PMavoid
Lābha19:407:40 PM–21:049:04 PMgood
Udvega21:049:04 PM–22:2810:28 PMavoid
Śubha22:2810:28 PM–23:5211:52 PMgood
Amṛta23:5211:52 PM–25:171:17 AM+1good
Cara25:171:17 AM+1–26:412:41 AM+1neutral
Roga26:412:41 AM+1–28:054:05 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:054:05 AM+1–29:295:29 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:305:30 AM to 29:295:29 AM+1

05:305:30 AM sunrise18:166:16 PM sunsetsunrise 29:295:29 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pūrṇimāuntil 16:504:50 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 22:0910:09 PM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 14:442:44 PM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 16:504:50 PM
Bālavauntil 29:285:28 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2711:27 AM–12:1812:18 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:043:04 PM–16:404:40 PM
Pradoṣa 18:166:16 PM–19:467:46 PM
Niśītha 23:2811:28 PM–24:1612:16 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.

  1. SunrisePūrṇimā holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:1812:18 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:404:40 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 46 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:467:46 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1612:16 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pūrṇimā16:504:50 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraCitrā22:0910:09 PMSvātī
YogaHarṣaṇa14:442:44 PMVajra
KaraṇaBava16:504:50 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:29 05:295:29 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2030
Śaka
1895
Kali
5074
Ahargaṇa
1 853 324
Day length
12 h 46 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
18:196:19 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:004:00 AM05:305:30 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:004:00 AM04:454:45 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:224:22 AM05:305:30 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:305:30 AM08:038:03 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:038:03 AM10:3610:36 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:038:03 AM08:548:54 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:418:41 AM10:1710:17 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2711:27 AM12:1812:18 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2911:29 AM12:1712:17 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5311:53 AM13:291:29 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:091:09 PM15:433:43 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:012:01 PM14:522:52 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:043:04 PM16:404:40 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:193:19 PM17:025:02 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:433:43 PM18:166:16 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:166:16 PM19:467:46 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:166:16 PM18:386:38 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:166:16 PM19:237:23 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4510:45 PM23:3011:30 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:2811:28 PM24:1612:16 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:144:14 AM+129:585:58 AM+1sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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