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Thursday 31 December 1998 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Pauṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 05:285:28 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:312:31+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:506:50 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:178:17 AM

Rohiṇī gives way to Mṛgaśirā.

Noon

12:4412:44 PM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:4412:44 PM
At noon, 12:4412:44 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 160° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 97% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 160° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:125:12 AM–06:016:01 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:375:37 AM–06:506:50 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2012:20 PM–13:071:07 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:422:42 PM–15:293:29 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:376:37 PM–19:027:02 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:376:37 PM–19:517:51 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:0510:05 PM–23:3211:32 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:506:50 AM–08:198:19 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:479:47 AM–11:1511:15 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:4610:46 AM–11:3311:33 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:221:22 PM–14:492:49 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:122:12 PM–15:403:40 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:293:29 PM–16:164:16 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

Śubha06:506:50 AM–08:198:19 AMgood
Roga08:198:19 AM–09:479:47 AMavoid
Udvega09:479:47 AM–11:1511:15 AMavoid
Cara11:1511:15 AM–12:4412:44 PMneutral
Lābha12:4412:44 PM–14:122:12 PMgood
Amṛta14:122:12 PM–15:403:40 PMgood
Kāla15:403:40 PM–17:095:09 PMavoid
Śubha17:095:09 PM–18:376:37 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:376:37 PM–20:098:09 PMgood
Cara20:098:09 PM–21:419:41 PMneutral
Roga21:419:41 PM–23:1211:12 PMavoid
Kāla23:1211:12 PM–24:4412:44+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:4412:44+1 AM–26:162:16+1 AMgood
Udvega26:162:16+1 AM–27:473:47+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:473:47+1 AM–29:195:19+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:195:19+1 AM–30:516:51+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:506:50 AM to 30:516:51+1 AM

06:506:50 AM sunrise18:376:37 PM sunsetsunrise 30:516:51+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 26:312:31+1 AM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 08:178:17 AM
Mṛgaśirāuntil 30:056:05+1 AM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 24:5912:59+1 AM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 15:593:59 PM
Vaṇijauntil 26:312:31+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2012:20 PM–13:071:07 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:122:12 PM–15:403:40 PM
Pradoṣa 18:376:37 PM–20:158:15 PM
Niśītha 24:2012:20+1 AM–25:081:08+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. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:071:07 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:403:40 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 47 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:158:15 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:081:08+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  10. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  11. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  12. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  13. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī26:31 02:312:31 AM FriPūrṇimā
NakṣatraRohiṇī08:178:17 AMMṛgaśirā
YogaŚukla24:59 00:5912:59 AM FriBrahma
KaraṇaGara15:593:59 PMVaṇija
VāraGuruvāra30:51 06:516:51 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 713
Day length
11 h 47 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
17:245:24 PM
Moonset
30:076:07+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:125:12 AM06:506:50 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:125:12 AM06:016:01 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:375:37 AM06:506:50 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:506:50 AM09:129:12 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:506:50 AM08:198:19 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:129:12 AM11:3311:33 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:479:47 AM11:1511:15 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:4610:46 AM11:3311:33 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2012:20 PM13:081:08 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2012:20 PM13:071:07 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:221:22 PM14:492:49 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:541:54 PM16:164:16 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:122:12 PM15:403:40 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:422:42 PM15:293:29 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:293:29 PM16:164:16 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:164:16 PM18:376:37 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:376:37 PM20:158:15 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:376:37 PM19:027:02 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:376:37 PM19:517:51 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:0510:05 PM23:3211:32 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:2012:20+1 AM25:081:08+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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