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February 1997 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Kṛṣṇa to Māgha KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Thursday 20 February 1997 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Māgha Śukla Caturdaśī

Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 02:142:14 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:484:48+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:566:56 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:038:03 AM

Puṣya gives way to Āśleṣā.

Noon

12:5412:54 PM

The Sun 73° above S. Day length 11 h 57 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:5412:54 PM
At noon, 12:5412:54 PM, the Sun is in Śatabhiṣā and the Moon 161° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 97% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 161° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:195:19 AM–06:086:08 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:435:43 AM–06:566:56 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3112:31 PM–13:181:18 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:542:54 PM–15:423:42 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:536:53 PM–19:177:17 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:536:53 PM–20:058:05 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:566:56 AM–08:258:25 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:559:55 AM–11:2511:25 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:5510:55 AM–11:4311:43 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:242:24 PM–15:543:54 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:423:42 PM–16:304:30 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya22:2810:28 PM–24:1612:16+1 AMa 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

Śubha06:566:56 AM–08:258:25 AMgood
Roga08:258:25 AM–09:559:55 AMavoid
Udvega09:559:55 AM–11:2511:25 AMavoid
Cara11:2511:25 AM–12:5412:54 PMneutral
Lābha12:5412:54 PM–14:242:24 PMgood
Amṛta14:242:24 PM–15:543:54 PMgood
Kāla15:543:54 PM–17:235:23 PMavoid
Śubha17:235:23 PM–18:536:53 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:536:53 PM–20:238:23 PMgood
Cara20:238:23 PM–21:549:54 PMneutral
Roga21:549:54 PM–23:2411:24 PMavoid
Kāla23:2411:24 PM–24:5412:54+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:5412:54+1 AM–26:252:25+1 AMgood
Udvega26:252:25+1 AM–27:553:55+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:553:55+1 AM–29:255:25+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:255:25+1 AM–30:556:55+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:566:56 AM to 30:556:55+1 AM

06:566:56 AM sunrise18:536:53 PM sunsetsunrise 30:556:55+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 28:484:48+1 AM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 08:038:03 AM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 30:246:24+1 AM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 15:303:30 PM
Vaṇijauntil 28:484:48+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:3112:31 PM–13:181:18 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:242:24 PM–15:543:54 PM
Pradoṣa 18:536:53 PM–20:298:29 PM
Niśītha 24:3012:30+1 AM–25:181:18+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.

  1. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:181:18 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:543:54 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 57 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:298:29 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:181:18+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī28:48 04:484:48 AM FriPūrṇimā
NakṣatraPuṣya08:038:03 AMĀśleṣā
YogaŚobhana30:24 06:246:24 AM FriAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaGara15:303:30 PMVaṇija
VāraGuruvāra30:55 06:556:55 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 862 034
Day length
11 h 57 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
17:405:40 PM
Moonset
30:096:09+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:195:19 AM06:566:56 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:195:19 AM06:086:08 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:435:43 AM06:566:56 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:566:56 AM09:199:19 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:566:56 AM08:258:25 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:199:19 AM11:4311:43 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:559:55 AM11:2511:25 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:5510:55 AM11:4311:43 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3012:30 PM13:181:18 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3112:31 PM13:181:18 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:062:06 PM16:304:30 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:242:24 PM15:543:54 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:542:54 PM15:423:42 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:423:42 PM16:304:30 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:304:30 PM18:536:53 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:536:53 PM20:298:29 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:536:53 PM19:177:17 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:536:53 PM20:058:05 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:2810:28 PM24:1612:16+1 AMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:3012:30+1 AM25:181:18+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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