Thursday 21 December 2017 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname
Guruvāra. Tṛtīyā began at 08:518:51 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:2811:28 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:466:46 AM
Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:487:48 AM
Uttarāṣāḍhā gives way to Śravaṇa.
Noon
12:3912:39 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
06:466:46 AM to 30:466:46 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 Tṛtīyā | 11:2811:28 AM | Caturthī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 07:487:48 AM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 22:0510:05 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 11:2811:28 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:46 06:466:46 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:085:08 AM | 06:466:46 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:085:08 AM | 05:575:57 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:325:32 AM | 06:466:46 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:466:46 AM | 09:079:07 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:466:46 AM | 08:148:14 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:079:07 AM | 11:2811:28 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:429:42 AM | 11:1111:11 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:4110:41 AM | 11:2811:28 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:031:03 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:1712:17 PM | 14:052:05 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:501:50 PM | 16:114:11 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:072:07 PM | 15:363:36 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:372:37 PM | 15:243:24 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:243:24 PM | 16:114:11 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:114:11 PM | 18:326:32 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:326:32 PM | 20:108:10 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:326:32 PM | 18:576:57 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:326:32 PM | 19:467:46 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:0211:02 PM | 24:5012:50 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1512:15 AM+1 | 25:031:03 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |