Sunday 22 January 2012 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname
Ravivāra. Amāvasyā began at 05:495:49 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:394:39 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 30 of 97 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:576:57 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:317:31 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhā gives way to Uttarāṣāḍhā.
Noon
12:5212:52 PM
The Sun 64° above S. Day length 11 h 50 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
06:576:57 AM to 30:576:57 AM+1
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 Amāvasyā | 28:39 04:394:39 AM Mon | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 07:317:31 AM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 11:1011:10 AM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Catuṣpāda | 17:115:11 PM | Nāga |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:57 06:576:57 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:205:20 AM | 06:576:57 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:205:20 AM | 06:096:09 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:445:44 AM | 06:576:57 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:576:57 AM | 09:199:19 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:199:19 AM | 11:4111:41 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2812:28 PM | 13:161:16 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2912:29 PM | 13:161:16 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:5212:52 PM | 14:212:21 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:032:03 PM | 16:254:25 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:502:50 PM | 15:383:38 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:223:22 PM | 16:564:56 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:503:50 PM | 17:185:18 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:254:25 PM | 18:476:47 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:125:12 PM | 18:006:00 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:185:18 PM | 18:476:47 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:476:47 PM | 20:248:24 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:476:47 PM | 19:117:11 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:476:47 PM | 20:008:00 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2812:28 AM+1 | 25:161:16 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:4612:46 AM+1 | 26:202:20 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |