Tuesday 8 July 1997 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 19:567:56 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:1510:15 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:336:33 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:039:03 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
12:4612:46 PM
The Sun 73° above N. Day length 12 h 26 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
06:336:33 AM to 30:336:33+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 | Śukla Caturthī | 22:1510:15 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 26:51 02:512:51 AM Wed | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 20:468:46 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 09:039:03 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:33 06:336:33 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:005:00 AM | 06:336:33 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:005:00 AM | 05:465:46 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:235:23 AM | 06:336:33 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:336:33 AM | 09:029:02 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:029:02 AM | 11:3111:31 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:029:02 AM | 09:529:52 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:399:39 AM | 11:1211:12 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2112:21 PM | 13:111:11 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2212:22 PM | 13:101:10 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:4612:46 PM | 14:192:19 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:231:23 PM | 15:113:11 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:002:00 PM | 16:304:30 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:502:50 PM | 15:403:40 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:523:52 PM | 17:265:26 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:304:30 PM | 18:596:59 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:596:59 PM | 20:318:31 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:596:59 PM | 19:227:22 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:596:59 PM | 20:088:08 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:3611:36 PM | 24:2312:23+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:1012:10+1 AM | 25:571:57+1 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2212:22+1 AM | 25:101:10+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |