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Friday 18 April 2014 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 01:511:51 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:1112:11+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:326:32 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:031:03 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:4012:40 PM

The Sun 85° above N. Day length 12 h 15 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:4012:40 PM
At noon, 12:4012:40 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 222° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 87% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 222° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:584:58 AM–05:455:45 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:225:22 AM–06:326:32 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1612:16 PM–13:051:05 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:432:43 PM–15:323:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:486:48 PM–19:117:11 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:486:48 PM–19:587:58 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:543:54+1 AM–29:265:26+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika08:048:04 AM–09:369:36 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:598:59 AM–09:489:48 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:0811:08 AM–12:4012:40 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:051:05 PM–13:541:54 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:443:44 PM–17:165:16 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:446:44 PM–20:158:15 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

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

Cara06:326:32 AM–08:048:04 AMneutral
Lābha08:048:04 AM–09:369:36 AMgood
Amṛta09:369:36 AM–11:0811:08 AMgood
Kāla11:0811:08 AM–12:4012:40 PMavoid
Śubha12:4012:40 PM–14:122:12 PMgood
Roga14:122:12 PM–15:443:44 PMavoid
Udvega15:443:44 PM–17:165:16 PMavoid
Cara17:165:16 PM–18:486:48 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:486:48 PM–20:168:16 PMavoid
Kāla20:168:16 PM–21:449:44 PMavoid
Lābha21:449:44 PM–23:1211:12 PMgood
Udvega23:1211:12 PM–24:4012:40+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:4012:40+1 AM–26:082:08+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:082:08+1 AM–27:363:36+1 AMgood
Cara27:363:36+1 AM–29:045:04+1 AMneutral
Roga29:045:04+1 AM–30:326:32+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:326:32 AM to 30:326:32+1 AM

06:326:32 AM sunrise18:486:48 PM sunsetsunrise 30:326:32+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 24:1112:11+1 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 13:221:22 PM
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 27:373:37+1 AM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 13:031:03 PM
Bālavauntil 24:1112:11+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:0811:08 AM–12:4012:40 PM
Abhijit 12:1612:16 PM–13:051:05 PM
Pradoṣa 18:486:48 PM–20:228:22 PM
Niśītha 24:1612:16+1 AM–25:041:04+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.

  1. SunriseCaturthī holds. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:4012:40 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:051:05 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 15 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:228:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:041:04+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī24:11 00:1112:11 AM SatPañcamī
NakṣatraAnurādhā13:221:22 PMJyeṣṭhā
YogaVarīyān27:37 03:373:37 AM SatParigha
KaraṇaBava13:031:03 PMBālava
VāraŚukravāra30:32 06:326:32 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2071
Śaka
1936
Kali
5115
Ahargaṇa
1 868 300
Day length
12 h 15 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
22:0210:02 PM
Moonset
09:139:13 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:584:58 AM06:326:32 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:584:58 AM05:455:45 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:225:22 AM06:326:32 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:326:32 AM08:598:59 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:048:04 AM09:369:36 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:598:59 AM11:2611:26 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:598:59 AM09:489:48 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:0811:08 AM12:4012:40 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1612:16 PM13:051:05 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1612:16 PM13:041:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:051:05 PM13:541:54 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:541:54 PM16:214:21 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:432:43 PM15:323:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:443:44 PM17:165:16 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:214:21 PM18:486:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:446:44 PM20:158:15 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:486:48 PM20:228:22 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:486:48 PM19:117:11 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:486:48 PM19:587:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1612:16+1 AM25:041:04+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:543:54+1 AM29:265:26+1 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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