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Wednesday 4 March 2026 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Budhavāra. Pratipadā began at 14:382:38 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:192:19 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vasantotsava

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:136:13 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:236:23 AM

Dhṛti gives way to Śūla.

Noon

12:0512:05 PM

The Sun 59° above S. Day length 11 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh12:0512:05 PM
At noon, 12:0512:05 PM, the Sun is in Śatabhiṣā and the Moon 191° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 191° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:354:35 AM–05:245:24 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:005:00 AM–06:136:13 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:022:02 PM–14:492:49 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:575:57 PM–18:216:21 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:575:57 PM–19:107:10 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:2410:24 PM–24:0312:03 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:417:41 AM–09:099:09 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:3710:37 AM–12:0512:05 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4211:42 AM–12:2812:28 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0512:05 PM–13:331:33 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:3312:33 PM–14:112:11 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

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

Lābha06:136:13 AM–07:417:41 AMgood
Amṛta07:417:41 AM–09:099:09 AMgood
Kāla09:099:09 AM–10:3710:37 AMavoid
Śubha10:3710:37 AM–12:0512:05 PMgood
Roga12:0512:05 PM–13:331:33 PMavoid
Udvega13:331:33 PM–15:013:01 PMavoid
Cara15:013:01 PM–16:294:29 PMneutral
Lābha16:294:29 PM–17:575:57 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:575:57 PM–19:297:29 PMavoid
Śubha19:297:29 PM–21:019:01 PMgood
Amṛta21:019:01 PM–22:3310:33 PMgood
Cara22:3310:33 PM–24:0512:05 AM+1neutral
Roga24:0512:05 AM+1–25:361:36 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:361:36 AM+1–27:083:08 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:083:08 AM+1–28:404:40 AM+1good
Udvega28:404:40 AM+1–30:126:12 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:136:13 AM to 30:126:12 AM+1

06:136:13 AM sunrise17:575:57 PM sunsetsunrise 30:126:12 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 14:192:19 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 29:485:48 AM+1
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 06:236:23 AM
Śūlauntil 29:165:16 AM+1
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 14:192:19 PM
Taitilauntil 26:222:22 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0512:05 PM–13:331:33 PM
Pradoṣa 17:575:57 PM–19:357:35 PM
Niśītha 23:4111:41 PM–24:2912:29 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.

  1. SunrisePratipadā holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:331:33 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 43 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:357:35 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2912:29 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  11. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  12. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā14:192:19 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī29:48 05:485:48 AM ThuHasta
YogaDhṛti06:236:23 AMŚūla
KaraṇaKaulava14:192:19 PMTaitila
VāraBudhavāra30:12 06:126:12 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 638
Day length
11 h 43 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
18:586:58 PM
Moonset
06:356:35 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:354:35 AM06:136:13 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:354:35 AM05:245:24 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:005:00 AM06:136:13 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:136:13 AM08:348:34 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:417:41 AM09:099:09 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:348:34 AM10:5510:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3710:37 AM12:0512:05 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4111:41 AM12:2912:29 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4211:42 AM12:2812:28 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0512:05 PM13:331:33 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:3312:33 PM14:112:11 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:151:15 PM15:363:36 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:022:02 PM14:492:49 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:363:36 PM17:575:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:575:57 PM19:357:35 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:575:57 PM18:216:21 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:575:57 PM19:107:10 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:2410:24 PM24:0312:03 AM+1sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4111:41 PM24:2912:29 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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