Wednesday 7 March 2012 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname
Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 11:3711:37 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:239:23 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 144 of 144 minutes of sāyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:516:51 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:247:24 AM
Sukarmā gives way to Dhṛti.
Noon
12:5212:52 PM
The Sun 79° above S. Day length 12 h 02 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
06:516:51 AM to 30:506:50 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 | Śukla Caturdaśī | 09:239:23 AM | Pūrṇimā |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 12:4512:45 PM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 07:247:24 AM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 09:239:23 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:50 06:506:50 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:155:15 AM | 06:516:51 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:155:15 AM | 06:036:03 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:395:39 AM | 06:516:51 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:516:51 AM | 09:159:15 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:218:21 AM | 09:519:51 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:159:15 AM | 11:3911:39 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:3110:31 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:2111:21 AM | 12:5212:52 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2812:28 PM | 13:161:16 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2812:28 PM | 13:161:16 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:5212:52 PM | 14:222:22 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:042:04 PM | 16:284:28 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:522:52 PM | 15:403:40 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:284:28 PM | 18:536:53 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:536:53 PM | 20:288:28 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:536:53 PM | 19:177:17 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:536:53 PM | 20:048:04 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:048:04 PM | 21:329:32 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2712:27 AM+1 | 25:151:15 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:514:51 AM+1 | 30:196:19 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |