Sunday 24 March 1974 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Ravivāra. Pratipadā began at 00:2412:24 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:2612:26 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:545:54 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:2812:28 PM
Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:0012:00 PM
The Sun 67° above S. Day length 12 h 12 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
05:545:54 AM to 29:535:53 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 Pratipadā | 24:26 00:2612:26 AM Mon | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Bhādrapadā | 13:571:57 PM | Revatī |
| Yoga | Brahma | 25:29 01:291:29 AM Mon | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 12:2812:28 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:53 05:535:53 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:194:19 AM | 05:545:54 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:194:19 AM | 05:075:07 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:434:43 AM | 05:545:54 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:545:54 AM | 08:208:20 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:208:20 AM | 10:4710:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:598:59 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3511:35 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3611:36 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:0012:00 PM | 13:311:31 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:131:13 PM | 15:393:39 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:022:02 PM | 14:502:50 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:033:03 PM | 16:344:34 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:393:39 PM | 18:066:06 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:284:28 PM | 17:175:17 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:344:34 PM | 18:066:06 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:066:06 PM | 19:407:40 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:066:06 PM | 18:296:29 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:066:06 PM | 19:167:16 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3511:35 PM | 24:2312:23 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:102:10 AM+1 | 27:483:48 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |