Tuesday 23 December 2003 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Maṅgalavāra. Amāvasyā began at 16:194:19 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:4312:43 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:346:34 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:0411:04 AM
Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.
Noon
11:5211:52 AM
The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 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
06:346:34 AM to 30:346:34 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 Amāvasyā | 12:4312:43 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 22:2710:27 PM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 11:0411:04 AM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Nāga | 12:4312:43 PM | Kiṃstughna |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:34 06:346:34 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:474:47 AM | 06:346:34 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:474:47 AM | 05:405:40 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:145:14 AM | 06:346:34 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:346:34 AM | 08:418:41 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:198:19 AM | 09:449:44 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:418:41 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:418:41 AM | 09:249:24 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:139:13 AM | 10:3210:32 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2811:28 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3111:31 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:5211:52 AM | 13:111:11 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5612:56 PM | 15:033:03 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:381:38 PM | 14:202:20 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:312:31 PM | 15:503:50 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:033:03 PM | 17:105:10 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:484:48 PM | 18:126:12 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:105:10 PM | 18:576:57 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:105:10 PM | 17:375:37 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:105:10 PM | 18:306:30 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:029:02 PM | 22:2710:27 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:3210:32 PM | 23:2511:25 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2811:28 PM | 24:1612:16 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |