Sunday 16 December 2012 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname
Ravivāra. Caturthī began at 19:297:29 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:594:59 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:436:43 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:594:59 PM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
12:3712:37 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
06:436:43 AM to 30:446:44 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 Caturthī | 16:594:59 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 23:5611:56 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 21:309:30 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 16:594:59 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:44 06:446:44 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:055:05 AM | 06:436:43 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:055:05 AM | 05:545:54 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:305:30 AM | 06:436:43 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:436:43 AM | 09:059:05 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:059:05 AM | 11:2611:26 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1312:13 PM | 13:011:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1312:13 PM | 13:001:00 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:3712:37 PM | 14:052:05 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:471:47 PM | 16:094:09 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:142:14 PM | 15:433:43 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:342:34 PM | 15:213:21 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:333:33 PM | 17:025:02 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:094:09 PM | 18:306:30 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:564:56 PM | 17:435:43 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:025:02 PM | 18:306:30 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:306:30 PM | 20:088:08 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:306:30 PM | 18:546:54 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:306:30 PM | 19:437:43 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1312:13 AM+1 | 25:011:01 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:473:47 AM+1 | 29:205:20 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |