Monday 13 May 2013 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname
Somavāra. Caturthī began at 04:184:18 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:506:50 AM+1, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:266:26 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:248:24 AM
Mṛgaśirā gives way to Ārdrā.
Noon
12:3712:37 PM
The Sun 77° above N. Day length 12 h 22 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
06:266:26 AM to 30:266:26 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 | past sunrise | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 08:248:24 AM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 29:23 05:235:23 AM Tue | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 17:345:34 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:26 06:266:26 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:534:53 AM | 06:266:26 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:534:53 AM | 05:395:39 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:165:16 AM | 06:266:26 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:266:26 AM | 08:548:54 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:597:59 AM | 09:319:31 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:548:54 AM | 11:2311:23 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:0411:04 AM | 12:3712:37 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1212:12 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1312:13 PM | 13:011:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:021:02 PM | 13:511:51 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:511:51 PM | 16:204:20 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:102:10 PM | 15:433:43 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:412:41 PM | 15:303:30 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:303:30 PM | 16:204:20 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:204:20 PM | 18:486:48 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:525:52 PM | 19:407:40 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:486:48 PM | 20:218:21 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:486:48 PM | 19:117:11 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:486:48 PM | 19:587:58 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:1112:11 AM+1 | 25:591:59 AM+1 | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1312:13 AM+1 | 25:011:01 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |