Monday 20 October 1969 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Somavāra. Daśamī began at 01:231:23 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:2411:24 PM.
Observed here on this day
Daśamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:326:32 AM
Daśamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:4911:49 AM
Śūla gives way to Gaṇḍa.
Noon
12:0312:03 PM
The Sun 41° above S. Day length 11 h 01 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
06:326:32 AM to 30:336:33 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 | 23:2411:24 PM | Ekādaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 28:36 04:364:36 AM Tue | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Śūla | 11:4911:49 AM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 12:2312:23 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:33 06:336:33 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:494:49 AM | 06:326:32 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:494:49 AM | 05:405:40 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:155:15 AM | 06:326:32 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:326:32 AM | 08:448:44 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:557:55 AM | 09:189:18 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:448:44 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:389:38 AM | 11:0911:09 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4010:40 AM | 12:0312:03 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2512:25 PM | 13:091:09 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:091:09 PM | 15:213:21 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:251:25 PM | 14:482:48 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:531:53 PM | 14:372:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:372:37 PM | 15:213:21 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:213:21 PM | 17:335:33 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:335:33 PM | 19:177:17 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:335:33 PM | 17:595:59 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:335:33 PM | 18:516:51 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:446:44 PM | 20:158:15 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3911:39 PM | 24:2712:27 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |