Saturday 9 October 1943 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śanivāra. Daśamī began at 14:072:07 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:4411:44 AM.
Observed here on this day
Daśamī with Śravaṇa covers 264 of 690 minutes of the day time. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:217:21 AM
Daśamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:4411:44 AM
Daśamī gives way to Ekādaśī.
Noon
13:061:06 PM
The Sun 45° above S. Day length 11 h 30 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
07:217:21 AM to 31:227:22 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 Daśamī | 11:4411:44 AM | Ekādaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 14:102:10 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 16:184:18 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 11:4411:44 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:22 07:227:22 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:415:41 AM | 07:217:21 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:415:41 AM | 06:316:31 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:066:06 AM | 07:217:21 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:217:21 AM | 09:399:39 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:217:21 AM | 08:478:47 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:217:21 AM | 08:078:07 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:078:07 AM | 08:538:53 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:399:39 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:1310:13 AM | 11:3911:39 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4112:41 PM | 13:291:29 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4212:42 PM | 13:281:28 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:142:14 PM | 16:324:32 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:322:32 PM | 15:583:58 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:003:00 PM | 15:463:46 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:324:32 PM | 18:506:50 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:525:52 PM | 19:207:20 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:506:50 PM | 20:308:30 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:506:50 PM | 19:157:15 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:506:50 PM | 20:058:05 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4212:42 AM+1 | 25:301:30 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:432:43 AM+1 | 28:114:11 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |