Sunday 23 October 1966 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Ravivāra. Daśamī began at 04:114:11 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:286:28 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Daśamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:356:35 AM
Daśamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
17:185:18 PM
Taitila gives way to Gara.
Noon
12:0312:03 PM
The Sun 40° above S. Day length 10 h 55 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
06:356:35 AM to 30:366:36 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 | 30:28 06:286:28 AM Mon | Ekādaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 30:27 06:276:27 AM Mon | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 30:26 06:266:26 AM Mon | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 17:185:18 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:36 06:366:36 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:514:51 AM | 06:356:35 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:514:51 AM | 05:435:43 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:175:17 AM | 06:356:35 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:356:35 AM | 08:468:46 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:098:09 AM | 09:569:56 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:468:46 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:0212:02 PM | 13:241:24 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:081:08 PM | 15:193:19 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:511:51 PM | 14:352:35 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:462:46 PM | 16:084:08 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:193:19 PM | 17:305:30 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:024:02 PM | 16:464:46 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:084:08 PM | 17:305:30 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:305:30 PM | 19:147:14 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:305:30 PM | 17:565:56 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:305:30 PM | 18:486:48 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:516:51 PM | 20:388:38 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3911:39 PM | 24:2712:27 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |