Friday 26 December 2003 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname
Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 21:289:28 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:297:29 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:486:48 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:238:23 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
12:4112:41 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
06:486:48 AM to 30:486:48+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 | 19:297:29 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 10:0410:04 AM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 14:422:42 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 08:238:23 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:48 06:486:48 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:105:10 AM | 06:486:48 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:105:10 AM | 05:595:59 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:345:34 AM | 06:486:48 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:486:48 AM | 09:099:09 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:168:16 AM | 09:449:44 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:099:09 AM | 11:3011:30 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:099:09 AM | 09:569:56 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1712:17 PM | 13:051:05 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:051:05 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:051:05 PM | 13:521:52 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:521:52 PM | 16:134:13 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:551:55 PM | 15:273:27 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:392:39 PM | 15:263:26 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:383:38 PM | 17:065:06 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:134:13 PM | 18:356:35 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:356:35 PM | 20:128:12 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:356:35 PM | 18:596:59 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:356:35 PM | 19:487:48 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:1011:10 PM | 24:4212:42+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1712:17+1 AM | 25:051:05+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |