Friday 29 March 2002 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Śukravāra. Pratipadā began at 21:259:25 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:365:36 PM.
Observed here on this day
Kept the day after Holikā Dahana. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoVasantotsava determinate
At sunrise
05:495:49 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:297:29 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
11:5811:58 AM
The Sun 69° above S. Day length 12 h 19 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
05:495:49 AM to 29:485:48 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 | 17:365:36 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 12:0412:04 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 15:063:06 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 07:297:29 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:48 05:485:48 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:154:15 AM | 05:495:49 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:154:15 AM | 05:025:02 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:384:38 AM | 05:495:49 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:495:49 AM | 08:168:16 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:506:50 AM | 08:148:14 AM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:217:21 AM | 08:538:53 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:168:16 AM | 10:4410:44 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:168:16 AM | 09:069:06 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:2610:26 AM | 11:5811:58 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3311:33 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3411:34 AM | 12:2212:22 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2312:23 PM | 13:121:12 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:121:12 PM | 15:403:40 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 |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:033:03 PM | 16:354:35 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:403:40 PM | 18:086:08 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:086:08 PM | 19:417:41 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:086:08 PM | 18:316:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:086:08 PM | 19:187:18 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:077:07 PM | 20:328:32 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3411:34 PM | 24:2212:22 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:353:35 AM+1 | 29:005:00 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |