Saturday 20 December 2014 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname
Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 02:222:22 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:4612:46+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 32 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:456:45 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:391:39 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.
Noon
12:3812:38 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
06:456:45 AM to 30:456:45+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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī | 24:46 00:4612:46 AM Sun | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | 13:421:42 PM | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Śūla | 27:35 03:353:35 AM Sun | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:391:39 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:45 06:456:45 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:075:07 AM | 06:456:45 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:075:07 AM | 05:565:56 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:325:32 AM | 06:456:45 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:456:45 AM | 09:069:06 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:456:45 AM | 08:138:13 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:456:45 AM | 07:327:32 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:327:32 AM | 08:198:19 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:069:06 AM | 11:2811:28 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:429:42 AM | 11:1011:10 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1412:14 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:491:49 PM | 16:104:10 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:072:07 PM | 15:353:35 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:362:36 PM | 15:233:23 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:104:10 PM | 18:326:32 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:326:32 PM | 20:098:09 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:326:32 PM | 18:566:56 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:326:32 PM | 19:457:45 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:007:00 PM | 20:318:31 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1512:15+1 AM | 25:031:03+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:064:06+1 AM | 29:385:38+1 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |