Monday 20 April 2015 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname
Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 13:021:02 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:3310:33 AM.
Observed here on this day
Tṛtīyā covers 94 of 94 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:326:32 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:3310:33 AM
Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.
Noon
12:4012:40 PM
The Sun 84° above N. Day length 12 h 16 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
06:326:32 AM to 30:316:31 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 Dvitīyā | 10:3310:33 AM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 27:27 03:273:27 AM Tue | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Āyuṣmān | 16:374:37 PM | Saubhāgya |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 10:3310:33 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:31 06:316:31 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:584:58 AM | 06:326:32 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:584:58 AM | 05:455:45 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:215:21 AM | 06:326:32 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:326:32 AM | 08:598:59 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:048:04 AM | 09:369:36 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:598:59 AM | 11:2611:26 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:0811:08 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:041:04 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1612:16 PM | 13:041:04 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:041:04 PM | 13:531:53 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:531:53 PM | 16:204:20 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:122:12 PM | 15:443:44 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:422:42 PM | 15:313:31 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:313:31 PM | 16:204:20 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:074:07 PM | 17:385:38 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:204:20 PM | 18:486:48 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| 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 |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1512:15 AM+1 | 25:031:03 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:111:11 AM+1 | 26:412:41 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |