Thursday 9 December 2004 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname
Guruvāra. Dvādaśī began at 09:359:35 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:427:42 AM.
Observed here on this day
Trayodaśī covers 98 of 98 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:406:40 AM
Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:427:42 AM
Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.
Noon
12:3312:33 PM
The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 47 m.
Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast
06:406:40 AM–07:427:42 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day, ending when dvādaśī ends at 07:42. Utpannā Ekādaśī
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
06:406:40 AM to 30:406:40+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 | Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī | 07:427:42 AM | Trayodaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 11:2511:25 AM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 20:518:51 PM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 07:427:42 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:40 06:406:40 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:025:02 AM | 06:406:40 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:025:02 AM | 05:515:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:265:26 AM | 06:406:40 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:406:40 AM | 09:019:01 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:406:40 AM | 08:088:08 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:019:01 AM | 11:2311:23 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:369:36 AM | 11:0511:05 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:3510:35 AM | 11:2311:23 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0912:09 PM | 12:5712:57 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1012:10 PM | 12:5712:57 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:441:44 PM | 16:054:05 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:022:02 PM | 15:303:30 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:312:31 PM | 15:183:18 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:183:18 PM | 16:054:05 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:054:05 PM | 18:276:27 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:344:34 PM | 18:026:02 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:276:27 PM | 20:058:05 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:276:27 PM | 18:516:51 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:276:27 PM | 19:407:40 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0912:09+1 AM | 24:5712:57+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:221:22+1 AM | 26:502:50+1 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |