Monday 8 August 2011 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Somavāra. Daśamī began at 02:052:05 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:5212:52 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:056:05 AM
Daśamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:387:38 AM
Brahma gives way to Indra.
Noon
12:1612:16 PM
The Sun 81° above N. Day length 12 h 23 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
06:056:05 AM to 30:056:05 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 | 24:52 00:5212:52 AM Tue | Ekādaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | 15:373:37 PM | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 07:387:38 AM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 13:261:26 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:05 06:056:05 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:324:32 AM | 06:056:05 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:324:32 AM | 05:185:18 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:554:55 AM | 06:056:05 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:056:05 AM | 08:338:33 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:387:38 AM | 09:119:11 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:338:33 AM | 11:0211:02 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4310:43 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5211:52 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5211:52 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4112:41 PM | 13:311:31 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:311:31 PM | 15:593:59 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:491:49 PM | 15:223:22 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:202:20 PM | 15:103:10 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:103:10 PM | 15:593:59 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:593:59 PM | 18:286:28 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:286:28 PM | 20:018:01 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:286:28 PM | 18:516:51 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:286:28 PM | 19:377:37 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:099:09 PM | 22:4410:44 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5211:52 PM | 24:4012:40 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |