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Wednesday 9 April 2008 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Caitra Śukla Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 14:492:49 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:3611:36 AM.

Observed here on this day

Lakṣmī Pañcamī

Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoVināyaka Caturthī determinate

At sunrise

06:366:36 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:1011:10 AM

Āyuṣmān gives way to Saubhāgya.

Noon

12:4212:42 PM

The Sun 88° above N. Day length 12 h 13 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:4212:42 PM
At noon, 12:4212:42 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 49° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 17% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 49° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:025:02 AM–05:495:49 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:255:25 AM–06:366:36 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:442:44 PM–15:333:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:496:49 PM–19:127:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:496:49 PM–19:597:59 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:4411:44 PM–25:111:11+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:078:07 AM–09:399:39 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:1111:11 AM–12:4212:42 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1812:18 PM–13:071:07 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:4212:42 PM–14:142:14 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:227:22 PM–20:508:50 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

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

Lābha06:366:36 AM–08:078:07 AMgood
Amṛta08:078:07 AM–09:399:39 AMgood
Kāla09:399:39 AM–11:1111:11 AMavoid
Śubha11:1111:11 AM–12:4212:42 PMgood
Roga12:4212:42 PM–14:142:14 PMavoid
Udvega14:142:14 PM–15:453:45 PMavoid
Cara15:453:45 PM–17:175:17 PMneutral
Lābha17:175:17 PM–18:496:49 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:496:49 PM–20:178:17 PMavoid
Śubha20:178:17 PM–21:459:45 PMgood
Amṛta21:459:45 PM–23:1411:14 PMgood
Cara23:1411:14 PM–24:4212:42+1 AMneutral
Roga24:4212:42+1 AM–26:102:10+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:102:10+1 AM–27:393:39+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:393:39+1 AM–29:075:07+1 AMgood
Udvega29:075:07+1 AM–30:356:35+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:366:36 AM to 30:356:35+1 AM

06:366:36 AM sunrise18:496:49 PM sunsetsunrise 30:356:35+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 11:3611:36 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 26:382:38+1 AM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 11:1011:10 AM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 11:3611:36 AM
Bavauntil 22:0510:05 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:4212:42 PM–14:142:14 PM
Pradoṣa 18:496:49 PM–20:238:23 PM
Niśītha 24:1812:18+1 AM–25:061:06+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.

  1. SunriseCaturthī holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  3. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:142:14 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 13 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:238:23 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:061:06+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī11:3611:36 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraRohiṇī26:38 02:382:38 AM ThuMṛgaśirā
YogaĀyuṣmān11:1011:10 AMSaubhāgya
KaraṇaViṣṭi11:3611:36 AMBava
VāraBudhavāra30:35 06:356:35 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 100
Day length
12 h 13 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
09:359:35 AM
Moonset
22:2710:27 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:025:02 AM06:366:36 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:025:02 AM05:495:49 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:255:25 AM06:366:36 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:366:36 AM09:029:02 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:078:07 AM09:399:39 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:029:02 AM11:2911:29 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:1111:11 AM12:4212:42 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1812:18 PM13:071:07 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1812:18 PM13:061:06 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:4212:42 PM14:142:14 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:551:55 PM16:224:22 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:442:44 PM15:333:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:224:22 PM18:496:49 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:496:49 PM20:238:23 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:496:49 PM19:127:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:496:49 PM19:597:59 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:227:22 PM20:508:50 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:4411:44 PM25:111:11+1 AMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1812:18+1 AM25:061:06+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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