Thursday 21 December 2006 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname
Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 11:0111:01 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:1810:18 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:456:45 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:1810:18 AM
Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.
Noon
12:3912:39 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
06:456:45 AM to 30:466:46+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 Pratipadā | 10:1810:18 AM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 26:23 02:232:23 AM Fri | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 16:064:06 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 10:1810:18 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:46 06:466:46 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:085:08 AM | 06:456:45 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:085:08 AM | 05:575:57 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:325:32 AM | 06:456:45 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:456:45 AM | 09:079:07 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:456:45 AM | 08:148:14 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:079:07 AM | 11:2811:28 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:429:42 AM | 11:1011:10 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:4110:41 AM | 11:2811:28 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:1212:12 PM | 13:461:46 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:031:03 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:491:49 PM | 16:114:11 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:072:07 PM | 15:353:35 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:372:37 PM | 15:243:24 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:243:24 PM | 16:114:11 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:114:11 PM | 18:326:32 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:326:32 PM | 20:108:10 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:326:32 PM | 18:576:57 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:326:32 PM | 19:457:45 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:399:39 PM | 23:1311:13 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1512:15+1 AM | 25:031:03+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |