Wednesday 18 March 2026 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Budhavāra. Amāvasyā began at 05:565:56 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:234:23 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:006:00 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
17:145:14 PM
Catuṣpāda gives way to Nāga.
Noon
12:0112:01 PM
The Sun 64° above S. Day length 12 h 03 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
06:006:00 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 | 28:23 04:234:23 AM Thu | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 26:51 02:512:51 AM Thu | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Śubha | 25:31 01:311:31 AM Thu | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Catuṣpāda | 17:145:14 PM | Nāga |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:59 05:595:59 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:244:24 AM | 06:006:00 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:244:24 AM | 05:125:12 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:484:48 AM | 06:006:00 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:006:00 AM | 08:248:24 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:307:30 AM | 09:009:00 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:248:24 AM | 10:4910:49 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:509:50 AM | 11:2311:23 AM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:3110:31 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:3711:37 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3711:37 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:0112:01 PM | 13:321:32 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:141:14 PM | 15:383:38 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:022:02 PM | 14:502:50 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:383:38 PM | 18:036:03 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:036:03 PM | 19:387:38 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:036:03 PM | 18:276:27 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:036:03 PM | 19:157:15 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:077:07 PM | 20:408:40 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3711:37 PM | 24:2512:25 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |