Wednesday 3 December 1997 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname
Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 21:509:50 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:428:42 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:376:37 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:189:18 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
12:3112:31 PM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 11 h 48 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
06:376:37 AM to 30:376:37+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 | 20:428:42 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 27:40 03:403:40 AM Thu | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 24:58 00:5812:58 AM Thu | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 09:189:18 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:37 06:376:37 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:594:59 AM | 06:376:37 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:594:59 AM | 05:485:48 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:235:23 AM | 06:376:37 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:376:37 AM | 08:588:58 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:058:05 AM | 09:349:34 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:588:58 AM | 11:2011:20 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:0211:02 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:0212:02 PM | 13:361:36 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0712:07 PM | 12:5512:55 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0712:07 PM | 12:5412:54 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:3112:31 PM | 13:591:59 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:411:41 PM | 16:034:03 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:292:29 PM | 15:163:16 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:034:03 PM | 18:246:24 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:246:24 PM | 20:028:02 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:246:24 PM | 18:496:49 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:246:24 PM | 19:387:38 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:259:25 PM | 22:5910:59 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0712:07+1 AM | 24:5512:55+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |