Saturday 23 August 2025 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Śanivāra. Amāvasyā began at 09:269:26 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:079:07 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:315:31 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:079:07 AM
Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.
Noon
11:5611:56 AM
The Sun 77° above S. Day length 12 h 49 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
05:315:31 AM to 29:315:31 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 | 09:079:07 AM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 22:2510:25 PM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Parigha | 10:5010:50 AM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Nāga | 09:079:07 AM | Kiṃstughna |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:31 05:315:31 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:024:02 AM | 05:315:31 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:024:02 AM | 04:464:46 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:244:24 AM | 05:315:31 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:315:31 AM | 08:058:05 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:315:31 AM | 07:077:07 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:315:31 AM | 06:226:22 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:226:22 AM | 07:147:14 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:058:05 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:438:43 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:0610:06 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3011:30 AM | 12:2112:21 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3211:32 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:121:12 PM | 15:463:46 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:321:32 PM | 15:083:08 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:042:04 PM | 14:552:55 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:463:46 PM | 18:206:20 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:206:20 PM | 19:507:50 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:206:20 PM | 18:426:42 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:206:20 PM | 19:277:27 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:577:57 PM | 21:369:36 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3211:32 PM | 24:2012:20 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |