Tuesday 18 August 2015 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname
Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 18:446:44 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:239:23 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:366:36 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:048:04 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
12:4512:45 PM
The Sun 83° above N. Day length 12 h 17 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
06:366:36 AM to 30:366:36 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 | 21:239:23 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 28:52 04:524:52 AM Wed | Citrā |
| Yoga | Sādhya | 25:10 01:101:10 AM Wed | Śubha |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 08:048:04 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:36 06:366:36 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:025:02 AM | 06:366:36 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:025:02 AM | 05:495:49 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:265:26 AM | 06:366:36 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:366:36 AM | 09:039:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:039:03 AM | 11:3111:31 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:039:03 AM | 09:529:52 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:409:40 AM | 11:1211:12 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:1211:12 AM | 13:011:01 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2012:20 PM | 13:091:09 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2112:21 PM | 13:091:09 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:4512:45 PM | 14:172:17 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:581:58 PM | 16:264:26 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:472:47 PM | 15:373:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:493:49 PM | 17:215:21 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:264:26 PM | 18:536:53 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:536:53 PM | 20:278:27 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:536:53 PM | 19:177:17 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:536:53 PM | 20:038:03 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:0410:04 PM | 23:5311:53 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:3411:34 PM | 24:2112:21 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2012:20 AM+1 | 25:081:08 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |