Tuesday 15 October 2002 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Maṅgalavāra. Daśamī began at 00:3112:31 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:541:54+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Daśamī with Śravaṇa covers 572 of 718 minutes of the day time. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:276:27 AM
Daśamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:377:37 AM
Dhṛti gives way to Śūla.
Noon
12:2612:26 PM
The Sun 75° above S. Day length 11 h 58 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
06:276:27 AM to 30:276:27+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 | 25:54 01:541:54 AM Wed | Ekādaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 16:004:00 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 07:377:37 AM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 13:081:08 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:27 06:276:27 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:514:51 AM | 06:276:27 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:514:51 AM | 05:395:39 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:155:15 AM | 06:276:27 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:276:27 AM | 08:518:51 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:518:51 AM | 11:1511:15 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:518:51 AM | 09:399:39 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:279:27 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0212:02 PM | 12:5012:50 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0312:03 PM | 12:5012:50 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:2612:26 PM | 13:561:56 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:381:38 PM | 16:024:02 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:262:26 PM | 15:143:14 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:263:26 PM | 16:564:56 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:024:02 PM | 18:256:25 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:256:25 PM | 20:028:02 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:256:25 PM | 18:496:49 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:256:25 PM | 19:387:38 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:228:22 PM | 22:0710:07 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:1411:14 PM | 24:0212:02+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0212:02+1 AM | 24:5012:50+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |