Monday 16 September 1974 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Somavāra. Amāvasyā began at 09:129:12 AM yesterday, and holds until 05:455:45 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:405:40 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:455:45 AM
Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.
Noon
11:4811:48 AM
The Sun 68° above S. Day length 12 h 17 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
05:405:40 AM to 29:405:40+1 AM
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 Amāvasyā | 05:455:45 AM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 22:5910:59 PM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Śubha | 17:495:49 PM | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Nāga | 05:455:45 AM | Kiṃstughna |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:40 05:405:40 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:064:06 AM | 05:405:40 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:064:06 AM | 04:534:53 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:294:29 AM | 05:405:40 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:405:40 AM | 08:078:07 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:127:12 AM | 08:448:44 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:547:54 AM | 09:209:20 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:078:07 AM | 10:3410:34 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:1610:16 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2311:23 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2411:24 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1212:12 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:021:02 PM | 15:293:29 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:201:20 PM | 14:522:52 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:511:51 PM | 14:402:40 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:402:40 PM | 15:293:29 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:293:29 PM | 17:565:56 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:314:31 PM | 17:575:57 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:565:56 PM | 19:307:30 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:565:56 PM | 18:206:20 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:565:56 PM | 19:077:07 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2411:24 PM | 24:1212:12+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |