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Thursday 27 March 1997 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 06:116:11 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:456:45+1 AM, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:426:42 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:148:14 AM

Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.

Noon

12:4612:46 PM

The Sun 87° above S. Day length 12 h 08 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:4612:46 PM
At noon, 12:4612:46 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 219° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 89% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 219° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:075:07 AM–05:545:54 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:315:31 AM–06:426:42 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2212:22 PM–13:101:10 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:472:47 PM–15:363:36 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:506:50 PM–19:147:14 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:506:50 PM–20:018:01 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:0912:09+1 AM–25:491:49+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:426:42 AM–08:138:13 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:449:44 AM–11:1511:15 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:4510:45 AM–11:3311:33 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya14:062:06 PM–15:463:46 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:172:17 PM–15:483:48 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:363:36 PM–16:254:25 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Śubha06:426:42 AM–08:138:13 AMgood
Roga08:138:13 AM–09:449:44 AMavoid
Udvega09:449:44 AM–11:1511:15 AMavoid
Cara11:1511:15 AM–12:4612:46 PMneutral
Lābha12:4612:46 PM–14:172:17 PMgood
Amṛta14:172:17 PM–15:483:48 PMgood
Kāla15:483:48 PM–17:195:19 PMavoid
Śubha17:195:19 PM–18:506:50 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:506:50 PM–20:198:19 PMgood
Cara20:198:19 PM–21:489:48 PMneutral
Roga21:489:48 PM–23:1711:17 PMavoid
Kāla23:1711:17 PM–24:4612:46+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:4612:46+1 AM–26:152:15+1 AMgood
Udvega26:152:15+1 AM–27:443:44+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:443:44+1 AM–29:125:12+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:125:12+1 AM–30:416:41+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:426:42 AM to 30:416:41+1 AM

06:426:42 AM sunrise18:506:50 PM sunsetsunrise 30:416:41+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 08:148:14 AM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 14:402:40 PM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 18:326:32 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2212:22 PM–13:101:10 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:172:17 PM–15:483:48 PM
Pradoṣa 18:506:50 PM–20:258:25 PM
Niśītha 24:2212:22+1 AM–25:101:10+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. SunriseCaturthī holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:101:10 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:483:48 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 08 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:258:25 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:101:10+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthīpast sunrisePañcamī
NakṣatraSvātī08:148:14 AMViśākhā
YogaHarṣaṇa14:402:40 PMVajra
KaraṇaBava18:326:32 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra30:41 06:416:41 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 862 069
Day length
12 h 08 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
21:459:45 PM
Moonset
09:069:06 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:075:07 AM06:426:42 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:075:07 AM05:545:54 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:315:31 AM06:426:42 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:426:42 AM09:089:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:426:42 AM08:138:13 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:089:08 AM11:3311:33 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:449:44 AM11:1511:15 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:4510:45 AM11:3311:33 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2212:22 PM13:101:10 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2212:22 PM13:101:10 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:591:59 PM16:254:25 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:062:06 PM15:463:46 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:172:17 PM15:483:48 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:472:47 PM15:363:36 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:363:36 PM16:254:25 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:254:25 PM18:506:50 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:506:50 PM20:258:25 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:506:50 PM19:147:14 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:506:50 PM20:018:01 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:0912:09+1 AM25:491:49+1 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:2212:22+1 AM25:101:10+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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