Monday 27 October 2008 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname
Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 18:156:15 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:037:03 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 97 of 97 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoKālī Pūjā determinate
At sunrise
06:276:27 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:366:36 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.
Noon
12:2412:24 PM
The Sun 71° above S. Day length 11 h 55 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 | 19:037:03 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 08:288:28 AM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 25:25 01:251:25 AM Tue | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 06:366:36 AM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:27 06:276:27 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
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 |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:567:56 AM | 09:269:26 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:508:50 AM | 11:1311:13 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:5510:55 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4812:48 PM | 13:361:36 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:361:36 PM | 15:593:59 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:541:54 PM | 15:233:23 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:242:24 PM | 15:113:11 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:113:11 PM | 15:593:59 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:593:59 PM | 18:226:22 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:594:59 PM | 18:426:42 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:226:22 PM | 19:597:59 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:226:22 PM | 18:466:46 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:226:22 PM | 19:357:35 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0012:00+1 AM | 24:4812:48+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:133:13+1 AM | 28:564:56+1 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |