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Monday 16 May 2016 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Vaiśākha Śukla Daśamī

Somavāra. Daśamī began at 12:4212:42 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:502:50 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:545:54 AM

Daśamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:502:50 PM

Daśamī gives way to Ekādaśī.

Noon

12:0712:07 PM

The Sun 78° above N. Day length 12 h 26 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:0712:07 PM
At noon, 12:0712:07 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 119° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 74% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 119° falls in Śukla Daśamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:214:21 AM–05:085:08 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:454:45 AM–05:545:54 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4211:42 AM–12:3212:32 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:112:11 PM–15:013:01 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:206:20 PM–18:436:43 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:206:20 PM–19:297:29 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:1511:15 PM–25:021:02 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:277:27 AM–09:009:00 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3410:34 AM–12:0712:07 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:2912:29 PM–14:162:16 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:3212:32 PM–13:221:22 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:401:40 PM–15:143:14 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:013:01 PM–15:513:51 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

Amṛta05:545:54 AM–07:277:27 AMgood
Kāla07:277:27 AM–09:009:00 AMavoid
Śubha09:009:00 AM–10:3410:34 AMgood
Roga10:3410:34 AM–12:0712:07 PMavoid
Udvega12:0712:07 PM–13:401:40 PMavoid
Cara13:401:40 PM–15:143:14 PMneutral
Lābha15:143:14 PM–16:474:47 PMgood
Amṛta16:474:47 PM–18:206:20 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:206:20 PM–19:477:47 PMneutral
Roga19:477:47 PM–21:149:14 PMavoid
Kāla21:149:14 PM–22:4010:40 PMavoid
Lābha22:4010:40 PM–24:0712:07 AM+1good
Udvega24:0712:07 AM+1–25:341:34 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:341:34 AM+1–27:003:00 AM+1good
Amṛta27:003:00 AM+1–28:274:27 AM+1good
Cara28:274:27 AM+1–29:545:54 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:545:54 AM to 29:545:54 AM+1

05:545:54 AM sunrise18:206:20 PM sunsetsunrise 29:545:54 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Daśamīuntil 14:502:50 PM
Ekādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 20:228:22 PM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 14:502:50 PM
Vaṇijauntil 28:024:02 AM+1
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:277:27 AM–09:009:00 AM
Abhijit 11:4211:42 AM–12:3212:32 PM
Pradoṣa 18:206:20 PM–19:537:53 PM
Niśītha 23:4311:43 PM–24:3112:31 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.

  1. SunriseDaśamī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:009:00 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3212:32 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. EkādaśīTithi: Daśamī ends.
  5. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 26 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:537:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3112:31 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Daśamī14:502:50 PMEkādaśī
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunīpast sunriseHasta
YogaHarṣaṇa20:228:22 PMVajra
KaraṇaGara14:502:50 PMVaṇija
VāraSomavāra29:54 05:545:54 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 059
Day length
12 h 26 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
14:182:18 PM
Moonset
26:372:37 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:214:21 AM05:545:54 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:214:21 AM05:085:08 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:454:45 AM05:545:54 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:545:54 AM08:238:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:277:27 AM09:009:00 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:238:23 AM10:5210:52 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3410:34 AM12:0712:07 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4211:42 AM12:3212:32 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4311:43 AM12:3112:31 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:2912:29 PM14:162:16 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3212:32 PM13:221:22 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:221:22 PM15:513:51 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:401:40 PM15:143:14 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:112:11 PM15:013:01 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:013:01 PM15:513:51 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:513:51 PM18:206:20 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:206:20 PM19:537:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:206:20 PM18:436:43 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:206:20 PM19:297:29 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:1511:15 PM25:021:02 AM+1sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4311:43 PM24:3112:31 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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