Thursday 17 December 2009 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 15:023:02 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:554:55 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:316:31 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:5412:54 PM
Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.
Noon
11:4911:49 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
06:316:31 AM to 30:326:32+1 AM
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 | 16:554:55 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 16:044:04 PM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 12:5412:54 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 16:554:55 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:32 06:326:32 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:444:44 AM | 06:316:31 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:444:44 AM | 05:375:37 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:115:11 AM | 06:316:31 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:316:31 AM | 08:388:38 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:316:31 AM | 07:517:51 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:388:38 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:029:02 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:109:10 AM | 10:3010:30 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:0310:03 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2511:25 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2811:28 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5312:53 PM | 15:003:00 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:091:09 PM | 14:282:28 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:351:35 PM | 14:182:18 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:182:18 PM | 15:003:00 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:182:18 PM | 16:044:04 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:003:00 PM | 17:075:07 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:075:07 PM | 18:556:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:075:07 PM | 17:345:34 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:075:07 PM | 18:286:28 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2511:25 PM | 24:1312:13+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:452:45+1 AM | 28:324:32+1 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |