Tuesday 15 October 1974 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Maṅgalavāra. Amāvasyā began at 17:515:51 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:253:25 PM.
Observed here on this day
Amāvasyā covers 139 of 139 minutes of aparāhṇa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:515:51 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:087:08 AM
Hasta gives way to Citrā.
Noon
11:3911:39 AM
The Sun 57° above S. Day length 11 h 36 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
05:515:51 AM to 29:525:52+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 | 15:253:25 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 07:087:08 AM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 20:558:55 PM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Nāga | 15:253:25 PM | Kiṃstughna |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:52 05:525:52 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:124:12 AM | 05:515:51 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:124:12 AM | 05:015:01 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:374:37 AM | 05:515:51 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:515:51 AM | 08:108:10 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:108:10 AM | 10:2910:29 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:108:10 AM | 08:578:57 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:458:45 AM | 10:1210:12 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:0312:03 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1611:16 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:3911:39 AM | 13:061:06 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4812:48 PM | 15:083:08 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:351:35 PM | 14:212:21 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:332:33 PM | 16:004:00 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:392:39 PM | 16:094:09 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:083:08 PM | 17:275:27 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:275:27 PM | 19:067:06 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:275:27 PM | 17:515:51 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:275:27 PM | 18:416:41 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:2510:25 PM | 23:1411:14 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1511:15 PM | 24:0312:03+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:4011:40 PM | 25:111:11+1 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |