Tuesday 28 October 2008 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Maṅgalavāra. Amāvasyā began at 01:031:03 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:142:14 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Amāvasyā covers 102 of 102 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoKālī Pūjā determinate
At sunrise
05:585:58 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:257:25 AM
Viṣkambha gives way to Prīti.
Noon
11:3711:37 AM
The Sun 52° above S. Day length 11 h 17 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
05:585:58 AM to 29:595:59 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 | 26:14 02:142:14 AM Wed | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 16:034:03 PM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 07:257:25 AM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Catuṣpāda | 13:351:35 PM | Nāga |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:59 05:595:59 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:174:17 AM | 05:585:58 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:174:17 AM | 05:075:07 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:424:42 AM | 05:585:58 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:585:58 AM | 08:148:14 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:148:14 AM | 10:2910:29 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:148:14 AM | 08:598:59 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:478:47 AM | 10:1210:12 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:139:13 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1411:14 AM | 11:5911:59 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:3711:37 AM | 13:011:01 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4412:44 PM | 15:003:00 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:301:30 PM | 14:152:15 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:262:26 PM | 15:513:51 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:003:00 PM | 17:155:15 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:155:15 PM | 18:576:57 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:155:15 PM | 17:415:41 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:155:15 PM | 18:326:32 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:0610:06 PM | 23:5011:50 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:2110:21 PM | 23:1211:12 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1311:13 PM | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |