Sunday 5 October 2003 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Ravivāra. Daśamī began at 11:1311:13 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:2810:28 AM.
Observed here on this day
Daśamī with Śravaṇa covers 240 of 722 minutes of the day time. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:286:28 AM
Daśamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:157:15 AM
Sukarmā gives way to Dhṛti.
Noon
12:2912:29 PM
The Sun 78° above S. Day length 12 h 02 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
06:286:28 AM to 30:286:28+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 | 10:2810:28 AM | Ekādaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 20:518:51 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 07:157:15 AM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 10:2810:28 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:28 06:286:28 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:534:53 AM | 06:286:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:534:53 AM | 05:405:40 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:175:17 AM | 06:286:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:286:28 AM | 08:538:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:538:53 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:2410:24 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0512:05 PM | 12:5312:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0512:05 PM | 12:5312:53 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:2912:29 PM | 13:591:59 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:411:41 PM | 16:064:06 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:292:29 PM | 15:183:18 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:303:30 PM | 17:005:00 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:064:06 PM | 18:306:30 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:544:54 PM | 17:425:42 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:005:00 PM | 18:306:30 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:306:30 PM | 20:068:06 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:306:30 PM | 18:546:54 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:306:30 PM | 19:427:42 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0512:05+1 AM | 24:5312:53+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:5612:56+1 AM | 26:352:35+1 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |