Friday 31 October 1997 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Śukravāra. Amāvasyā began at 11:1411:14 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:011:01 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 102 of 102 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:006:00 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:549:54 AM
Prīti gives way to Āyuṣmān.
Noon
11:3711:37 AM
The Sun 51° above S. Day length 11 h 14 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
06:006:00 AM to 30:006:00+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 | 13:011:01 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 24:20 00:2012:20 AM Sat | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Prīti | 09:549:54 AM | Āyuṣmān |
| Karaṇa | Nāga | 13:011:01 PM | Kiṃstughna |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:00 06:006:00 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:184:18 AM | 06:006:00 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:184:18 AM | 05:095:09 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:434:43 AM | 06:006:00 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:006:00 AM | 08:148:14 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:247:24 AM | 08:488:48 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:148:14 AM | 10:2910:29 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:148:14 AM | 08:598:59 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:1210:12 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1411:14 AM | 11:5911:59 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5911:59 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4412:44 PM | 14:592:59 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:291:29 PM | 14:142:14 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:252:25 PM | 15:493:49 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:462:46 PM | 16:304:30 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:592:59 PM | 17:145:14 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:145:14 PM | 18:566:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:145:14 PM | 17:395:39 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:145:14 PM | 18:306:30 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1311:13 PM | 24:0112:01+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |