Tuesday 24 December 2019 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 03:493:49 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:482:48+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:476:47 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:298:29 AM
Anurādhā gives way to Jyeṣṭhā.
Noon
12:4012:40 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
06:476:47 AM to 30:476:47+1 AM
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 | Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī | 26:48 02:482:48 AM Wed | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | 08:298:29 AM | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Śūla | 16:544:54 PM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 15:153:15 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:47 06:476:47 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:095:09 AM | 06:476:47 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:095:09 AM | 05:585:58 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:335:33 AM | 06:476:47 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:476:47 AM | 09:089:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:089:08 AM | 11:2911:29 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:089:08 AM | 09:559:55 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:439:43 AM | 11:1211:12 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1612:16 PM | 13:041:04 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1712:17 PM | 13:041:04 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:4012:40 PM | 14:082:08 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:511:51 PM | 16:124:12 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:012:01 PM | 15:363:36 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:382:38 PM | 15:253:25 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:373:37 PM | 17:055:05 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:124:12 PM | 18:336:33 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:336:33 PM | 20:118:11 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:336:33 PM | 18:586:58 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:336:33 PM | 19:477:47 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:2711:27 PM | 24:1612:16+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:3011:30 PM | 25:041:04+1 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1612:16+1 AM | 25:041:04+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |