Friday 20 October 2006 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname
Śukravāra. Caturdaśī began at 21:219:21 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:5511:55 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 96 of 96 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoKālī Pūjā boundary
At sunrise
06:276:27 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:547:54 AM
Indra gives way to Vaidhṛti.
Noon
12:2512:25 PM
The Sun 74° above S. Day length 11 h 58 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
06:276:27 AM to 30:276:27+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 | 23:5511:55 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 27:23 03:233:23 AM Sat | Citrā |
| Yoga | Indra | 07:547:54 AM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 10:4010:40 AM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:27 06:276:27 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:504:50 AM | 06:276:27 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:504:50 AM | 05:385:38 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:145:14 AM | 06:276:27 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:276:27 AM | 08:508:50 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:567:56 AM | 09:269:26 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:508:50 AM | 11:1411:14 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:508:50 AM | 09:389:38 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:499:49 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:5610:56 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:4912:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:4912:49 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4912:49 PM | 13:371:37 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:371:37 PM | 16:014:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:252:25 PM | 15:133:13 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:253:25 PM | 16:554:55 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:014:01 PM | 18:246:24 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:246:24 PM | 20:018:01 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:246:24 PM | 18:486:48 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:246:24 PM | 19:367:36 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:388:38 PM | 22:2610:26 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0112:01+1 AM | 24:4912:49+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |