Friday 7 March 1997 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname
Śukravāra. Caturdaśī began at 05:335:33 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:541:54+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:516:51 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:3112:31 PM
Śiva gives way to Siddha.
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 Caturdaśī | 25:54 01:541:54 AM Sat | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 17:435:43 PM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Śiva | 12:3112:31 PM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 15:453:45 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:50 06:506:50 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
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 |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:218:21 AM | 09:519:51 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:328:32 AM | 09:579:57 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:159:15 AM | 11:4011:40 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:159:15 AM | 10:0310:03 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:2111:21 AM | 12:5212:52 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| 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 |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:161:16 PM | 14:042:04 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:042:04 PM | 16:284:28 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:522:52 PM | 15:403:40 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:523:52 PM | 17:225:22 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| 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 |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:0312:03+1 AM | 25:271:27+1 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2812:28+1 AM | 25:161:16+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |