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Tuesday 28 April 2015 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Vaiśākha Śukla Daśamī

Maṅgalavāra. Daśamī began at 20:358:35 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:0711:07 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:585:58 AM

Daśamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:499:49 AM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

Noon

12:0812:08 PM

The Sun 83° above N. Day length 12 h 20 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:0812:08 PM
At noon, 12:0812:08 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 115° ahead of it, in Maghā, 71% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 115° falls in Śukla Daśamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:254:25 AM–05:115:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:484:48 AM–05:585:58 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4411:44 AM–12:3312:33 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:122:12 PM–15:013:01 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:186:18 PM–18:426:42 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:186:18 PM–19:287:28 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:576:57 PM–20:468:46 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Varjya08:098:09 AM–09:579:57 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta08:268:26 AM–09:159:15 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:039:03 AM–10:3610:36 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0812:08 PM–13:411:41 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:133:13 PM–16:464:46 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:5810:58 PM–23:4511:45 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

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

Roga05:585:58 AM–07:317:31 AMavoid
Udvega07:317:31 AM–09:039:03 AMavoid
Cara09:039:03 AM–10:3610:36 AMneutral
Lābha10:3610:36 AM–12:0812:08 PMgood
Amṛta12:0812:08 PM–13:411:41 PMgood
Kāla13:411:41 PM–15:133:13 PMavoid
Śubha15:133:13 PM–16:464:46 PMgood
Roga16:464:46 PM–18:186:18 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:186:18 PM–19:467:46 PMavoid
Lābha19:467:46 PM–21:139:13 PMgood
Udvega21:139:13 PM–22:4110:41 PMavoid
Śubha22:4110:41 PM–24:0812:08+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:0812:08+1 AM–25:351:35+1 AMgood
Cara25:351:35+1 AM–27:033:03+1 AMneutral
Roga27:033:03+1 AM–28:304:30+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:304:30+1 AM–29:585:58+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:585:58 AM to 29:585:58+1 AM

05:585:58 AM sunrise18:186:18 PM sunsetsunrise 29:585:58+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Daśamīuntil 23:0711:07 PM
Ekādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 21:409:40 PM
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 20:268:26 PM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 09:499:49 AM
Garauntil 23:0711:07 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4411:44 AM–12:3312:33 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:133:13 PM–16:464:46 PM
Pradoṣa 18:186:18 PM–19:527:52 PM
Niśītha 23:4411:44 PM–24:3212:32+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.

  1. SunriseDaśamī holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3312:33 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:464:46 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 20 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:527:52 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  8. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  9. EkādaśīTithi: Daśamī ends.
  10. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3212:32+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Daśamī23:0711:07 PMEkādaśī
NakṣatraMaghā21:409:40 PMPūrva Phalgunī
YogaVṛddhi20:268:26 PMDhruva
KaraṇaTaitila09:499:49 AMGara
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:58 05:585:58 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 675
Day length
12 h 20 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
14:022:02 PM
Moonset
26:272:27+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:254:25 AM05:585:58 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:254:25 AM05:115:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:484:48 AM05:585:58 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:585:58 AM08:268:26 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:098:09 AM09:579:57 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:268:26 AM10:5410:54 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:268:26 AM09:159:15 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:039:03 AM10:3610:36 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4411:44 AM12:3312:33 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4411:44 AM12:3212:32 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0812:08 PM13:411:41 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:221:22 PM15:503:50 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:122:12 PM15:013:01 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:133:13 PM16:464:46 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:503:50 PM18:186:18 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:186:18 PM19:527:52 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:186:18 PM18:426:42 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:186:18 PM19:287:28 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:576:57 PM20:468:46 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5810:58 PM23:4511:45 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4411:44 PM24:3212:32+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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