Friday 25 August 2017 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname
Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 11:5711:57 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:0212:02 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: two days qualify and the authorities the rule cites disagree. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:356:35 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:0212:02 PM
Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.
Noon
12:4312:43 PM
The Sun 85° above N. Day length 12 h 15 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
06:356:35 AM to 30:356:35 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 | 12:0212:02 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | past sunrise | Svātī |
| Yoga | Śubha | 14:572:57 PM | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:0212:02 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:35 06:356:35 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:015:01 AM | 06:356:35 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:015:01 AM | 05:485:48 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:255:25 AM | 06:356:35 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:356:35 AM | 09:029:02 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:078:07 AM | 09:399:39 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:029:02 AM | 11:2911:29 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:029:02 AM | 09:519:51 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:1111:11 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:071:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1912:19 PM | 13:071:07 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:071:07 PM | 13:561:56 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:561:56 PM | 16:234:23 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:312:31 PM | 16:124:12 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:452:45 PM | 15:343:34 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:463:46 PM | 17:185:18 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:234:23 PM | 18:506:50 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:506:50 PM | 20:248:24 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:506:50 PM | 19:147:14 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:506:50 PM | 20:018:01 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1912:19 AM+1 | 25:071:07 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:3712:37 AM+1 | 26:182:18 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |