Friday 4 May 1973 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Śukravāra. Dvitīyā began at 20:298:29 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:005:00 PM.
Observed here on this day
Tṛtīyā covers 87 of 87 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:165:16 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:446:44 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
11:5011:50 AM
The Sun 81° above S. Day length 13 h 08 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
05:165:16 AM to 29:165:16 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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Śukla Dvitīyā | 17:005:00 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 09:509:50 AM | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 19:367:36 PM | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 06:446:44 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:16 05:165:16 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:493:49 AM | 05:165:16 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:493:49 AM | 04:334:33 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:114:11 AM | 05:165:16 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:165:16 AM | 07:547:54 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:556:55 AM | 08:338:33 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:427:42 AM | 09:089:08 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:547:54 AM | 10:3110:31 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:547:54 AM | 08:468:46 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:1210:12 AM | 11:5011:50 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2411:24 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 |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1612:16 PM | 13:091:09 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:091:09 PM | 15:463:46 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:012:01 PM | 14:542:54 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:073:07 PM | 16:454:45 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:463:46 PM | 18:246:24 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:246:24 PM | 19:517:51 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:246:24 PM | 18:466:46 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:246:24 PM | 19:297:29 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2611:26 PM | 24:1412:14 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:0612:06 AM+1 | 25:321:32 AM+1 | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:234:23 AM+1 | 29:485:48 AM+1 | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |