Tuesday 17 April 2018 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname
Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 21:179:17 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:157:15 PM.
Observed here on this day
Tṛtīyā covers 66 of 94 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:336:33 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:188:18 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:4012:40 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
06:336:33 AM to 30:326:32 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 | 19:157:15 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 17:275:27 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Prīti | 11:3811:38 AM | Āyuṣmān |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 08:188:18 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:32 06:326:32 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:594:59 AM | 06:336:33 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:594:59 AM | 05:465:46 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:225:22 AM | 06:336:33 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:336:33 AM | 09:009:00 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:009:00 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:009:00 AM | 09:499:49 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:369:36 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1612:16 PM | 13:051:05 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1612:16 PM | 13:041:04 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:4012:40 PM | 14:122:12 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:5412:54 PM | 14:252:25 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:541:54 PM | 16:214:21 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:432:43 PM | 15:323:32 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:443:44 PM | 17:165:16 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:214:21 PM | 18:486:48 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:486:48 PM | 20:228:22 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 |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:3011:30 PM | 24:1712:17 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1612:16 AM+1 | 25:041:04 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:424:42 AM+1 | 30:126:12 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |