Monday 17 July 2000 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 16:554:55 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:237:23 PM.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā is current at moonrise. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:145:14 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:106:10 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
11:5911:59 AM
The Sun 86° above S. Day length 13 h 29 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
05:145:14 AM to 29:155:15 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 | Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā | 19:237:23 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 12:1612:16 PM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 16:124:12 PM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 06:106:10 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:15 05:155:15 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:503:50 AM | 05:145:14 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:503:50 AM | 04:324:32 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:114:11 AM | 05:145:14 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:145:14 AM | 07:567:56 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 06:566:56 AM | 08:378:37 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:567:56 AM | 10:3810:38 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:1810:18 AM | 11:5911:59 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3211:32 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3511:35 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2612:26 PM | 13:201:20 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:201:20 PM | 16:024:02 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:401:40 PM | 15:213:21 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:142:14 PM | 15:083:08 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:083:08 PM | 16:024:02 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:024:02 PM | 18:446:44 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:454:45 PM | 18:336:33 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:446:44 PM | 20:088:08 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:446:44 PM | 19:057:05 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:446:44 PM | 19:477:47 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3511:35 PM | 24:2312:23 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:303:30 AM+1 | 29:185:18 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |