Tuesday 30 September 2008 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 11:1211:12 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:3211:32 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 14 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:455:45 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:197:19 AM
Hasta gives way to Citrā.
Noon
11:4311:43 AM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 11 h 56 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
05:455:45 AM to 29:455:45 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 | Śukla Pratipadā | 11:3211:32 AM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 07:197:19 AM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Indra | 24:48 00:4812:48 AM Wed | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 11:3211:32 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:45 05:455:45 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:094:09 AM | 05:455:45 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:094:09 AM | 04:574:57 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:334:33 AM | 05:455:45 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:455:45 AM | 08:088:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:088:08 AM | 10:3110:31 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:088:08 AM | 08:568:56 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:448:44 AM | 10:1310:13 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1911:19 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1911:19 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:4311:43 AM | 13:121:12 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5412:54 PM | 15:183:18 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:421:42 PM | 14:302:30 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:422:42 PM | 16:114:11 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:183:18 PM | 17:415:41 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:463:46 PM | 17:285:28 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:415:41 PM | 19:177:17 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:415:41 PM | 18:056:05 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:415:41 PM | 18:536:53 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:3110:31 PM | 23:1911:19 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1911:19 PM | 24:0712:07 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:551:55 AM+1 | 27:373:37 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |