Thursday 24 December 2026 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname
Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 22:2810:28 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:386:38 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:476:47 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:328:32 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
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 Pratipadā | 18:386:38 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 17:175:17 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Brahma | 23:5911:59 PM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 08:328:32 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:47 06:476:47 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
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 | 05:345:34 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 |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:476:47 AM | 08:158:15 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:358:35 AM | 09:589:58 AM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:089:08 AM | 11:3011:30 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:449:44 AM | 11:1211:12 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:4310:43 AM | 11:3011:30 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| 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 |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:511:51 PM | 16:124:12 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:092:09 PM | 15:373:37 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:382:38 PM | 15:253:25 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:253:25 PM | 16:124:12 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:124:12 PM | 18:346:34 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:346:34 PM | 20:118:11 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:346:34 PM | 18:586:58 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:346:34 PM | 19:477:47 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1712:17+1 AM | 25:051:05+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:493:49+1 AM | 29:135:13+1 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |