Friday 10 December 2004 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname
Śukravāra. Caturdaśī began at 05:075:07 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:002:00+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:406:40 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:279:27 AM
Viśākhā gives way to Anurādhā.
Noon
12:3412:34 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
06:406:40 AM to 30:416:41+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 Caturdaśī | 26:00 02:002:00 AM Sat | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 09:279:27 AM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 17:145:14 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 15:373:37 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:41 06:416:41 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
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 | 05:275:27 AM | 06:406:40 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:406:40 AM | 09:029:02 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:098:09 AM | 09:379:37 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:029:02 AM | 11:2311:23 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:029:02 AM | 09:499:49 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:0511:05 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1012:10 PM | 12:5812:58 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1012:10 PM | 12:5712:57 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5712:57 PM | 13:441:44 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:021:02 PM | 14:282:28 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:441:44 PM | 16:064:06 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:322:32 PM | 15:193:19 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:303:30 PM | 16:594:59 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:064:06 PM | 18:276:27 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:276:27 PM | 20:058:05 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:276:27 PM | 18:526:52 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:276:27 PM | 19:417:41 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:389:38 PM | 23:0411:04 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1012:10+1 AM | 24:5812:58+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |