Tuesday 8 February 2005 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Maṅgalavāra. Amāvasyā began at 05:085:08 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:281:28 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 19 of 103 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:326:32 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:173:17 PM
Catuṣpāda gives way to Nāga.
Noon
12:0712:07 PM
The Sun 50° above S. Day length 11 h 11 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
06:326:32 AM to 30:316:31 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 | 25:28 01:281:28 AM Wed | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 20:428:42 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 16:324:32 PM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Catuṣpāda | 15:173:17 PM | Nāga |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:31 06:316:31 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:494:49 AM | 06:326:32 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:494:49 AM | 05:415:41 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:155:15 AM | 06:326:32 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:326:32 AM | 08:468:46 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:468:46 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:468:46 AM | 09:319:31 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:209:20 AM | 10:4410:44 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:3411:34 AM | 12:5812:58 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4511:45 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0712:07 PM | 13:311:31 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:151:15 PM | 15:293:29 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:591:59 PM | 14:442:44 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:552:55 PM | 16:194:19 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:293:29 PM | 17:435:43 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:435:43 PM | 19:257:25 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:435:43 PM | 18:096:09 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:435:43 PM | 19:007:00 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5010:50 PM | 23:4211:42 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4311:43 PM | 24:3112:31 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:1412:14 AM+1 | 25:391:39 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |