Tuesday 22 December 1998 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 22:3010:30 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:3910:39 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:466:46 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:137:13 AM
Vyāghāta gives way to Harṣaṇa.
Noon
12:3912:39 PM
The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 47 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
06:466:46 AM to 30:466:46+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 | 22:3910:39 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 19:177:17 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 07:137:13 AM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 10:3710:37 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:46 06:466:46 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:085:08 AM | 06:466:46 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:085:08 AM | 05:575:57 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:335:33 AM | 06:466:46 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:466:46 AM | 09:079:07 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:328:32 AM | 10:1110:11 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:079:07 AM | 11:2911:29 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:079:07 AM | 09:549:54 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:439:43 AM | 11:1111:11 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:031:03 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1612:16 PM | 13:031:03 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:3912:39 PM | 14:082:08 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:501:50 PM | 16:114:11 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:372:37 PM | 15:243:24 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:363:36 PM | 17:045:04 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:114:11 PM | 18:336:33 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:336:33 PM | 20:108:10 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:336:33 PM | 18:576:57 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:336:33 PM | 19:467:46 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:2111:21 PM | 24:5812:58+1 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:2611:26 PM | 24:1512:15+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1512:15+1 AM | 25:031:03+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |