Thursday 7 March 1985 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname
Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 23:1311:13 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:417:41 PM.
Observed here on this day
Kept the day after Holikā Dahana. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoVasantotsava determinate
At sunrise
06:516:51 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:289:28 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:5212:52 PM
The Sun 79° above S. Day length 12 h 02 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
06:516:51 AM to 30:506:50+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 | Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā | 19:417:41 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 26:35 02:352:35 AM Fri | Hasta |
| Yoga | Śūla | 20:428:42 PM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 09:289:28 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:50 06:506:50 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:155:15 AM | 06:516:51 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:155:15 AM | 06:036:03 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:395:39 AM | 06:516:51 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:516:51 AM | 09:159:15 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:516:51 AM | 08:218:21 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:159:15 AM | 11:4011:40 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:519:51 AM | 11:2111:21 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:5110:51 AM | 11:4011:40 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:4411:44 AM | 13:091:09 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2812:28 PM | 13:161:16 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2812:28 PM | 13:161:16 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:042:04 PM | 16:284:28 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:222:22 PM | 15:523:52 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:522:52 PM | 15:403:40 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:403:40 PM | 16:284:28 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:284:28 PM | 18:536:53 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:536:53 PM | 20:288:28 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:536:53 PM | 19:177:17 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:536:53 PM | 20:048:04 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:138:13 PM | 21:389:38 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2812:28+1 AM | 25:161:16+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |