Monday 17 April 2000 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname
Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 15:053:05 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:412:41 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:336:33 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:379:37 AM
Vyāghāta gives way to Harṣaṇa.
Noon
12:4012:40 PM
The Sun 85° above N. Day length 12 h 15 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 30:326:32+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 Caturdaśī | 14:412:41 PM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 16:514:51 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 09:379:37 AM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 14:412:41 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:32 06:326:32 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:594:59 AM | 06:336:33 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:594:59 AM | 05:465:46 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:225:22 AM | 06:336:33 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:336:33 AM | 09:009:00 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:048:04 AM | 09:369:36 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:009:00 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:4710:47 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:0811:08 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1612:16 PM | 13:051:05 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1612:16 PM | 13:041:04 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:051:05 PM | 13:541:54 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:541:54 PM | 16:214:21 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:122:12 PM | 15:443:44 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:432:43 PM | 15:323:32 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:323:32 PM | 16:214:21 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:214:21 PM | 18:486:48 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:486:48 PM | 20:228:22 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:486:48 PM | 19:117:11 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:486:48 PM | 19:587:58 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1612:16+1 AM | 25:041:04+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:051:05+1 AM | 26:442:44+1 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |