Monday 16 September 2002 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Somavāra. Daśamī began at 11:3511:35 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:5811:58 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:316:31 AM
Daśamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:576:57 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhā gives way to Uttarāṣāḍhā.
Noon
12:3612:36 PM
The Sun 86° above S. Day length 12 h 09 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
06:316:31 AM to 30:316:31+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 | Śukla Daśamī | 11:5811:58 AM | Ekādaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 06:576:57 AM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 26:11 02:112:11 AM Tue | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 11:5811:58 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:31 06:316:31 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:564:56 AM | 06:316:31 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:564:56 AM | 05:445:44 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:205:20 AM | 06:316:31 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:316:31 AM | 08:578:57 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:028:02 AM | 09:339:33 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:578:57 AM | 11:2311:23 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:0411:04 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1112:11 PM | 13:001:00 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1212:12 PM | 13:001:00 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:001:00 PM | 13:481:48 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:481:48 PM | 16:144:14 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:072:07 PM | 15:383:38 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:372:37 PM | 15:263:26 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:263:26 PM | 17:075:07 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:263:26 PM | 16:144:14 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:144:14 PM | 18:406:40 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:406:40 PM | 20:158:15 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:406:40 PM | 19:047:04 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:406:40 PM | 19:517:51 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1112:11+1 AM | 24:5912:59+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:351:35+1 AM | 27:173:17+1 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |