Tuesday 8 April 1997 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 14:022:02 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:1411:14 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:385:38 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:009:00 AM
Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.
Noon
11:5511:55 AM
The Sun 73° above S. Day length 12 h 34 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
05:385:38 AM to 29:375:37+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 | Śukla Pratipadā | 11:1411:14 AM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 22:1610:16 PM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 09:009:00 AM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 11:1411:14 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:37 05:375:37 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:074:07 AM | 05:385:38 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:074:07 AM | 04:534:53 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:304:30 AM | 05:385:38 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:385:38 AM | 08:098:09 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:098:09 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:098:09 AM | 08:598:59 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:478:47 AM | 10:2110:21 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3011:30 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3111:31 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:5511:55 AM | 13:291:29 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:111:11 PM | 15:413:41 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:012:01 PM | 14:512:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:043:04 PM | 16:384:38 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:383:38 PM | 17:065:06 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:413:41 PM | 18:126:12 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:126:12 PM | 19:437:43 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:126:12 PM | 18:356:35 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:126:12 PM | 19:217:21 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:356:35 PM | 20:048:04 PM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:4610:46 PM | 23:3211:32 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3111:31 PM | 24:1912:19+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |