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Wednesday 25 April 2018 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Vaiśākha Śukla Daśamī

Budhavāra. Daśamī began at 12:2612:26 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:4710:47 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:595:59 AM

Daśamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:4710:47 AM

Daśamī gives way to Ekādaśī.

Noon

12:0912:09 PM

The Sun 84° above N. Day length 12 h 19 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:0912:09 PM
At noon, 12:0912:09 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 121° ahead of it, in Maghā, 76% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 121° falls in Śukla Ekādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:264:26 AM–05:125:12 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:494:49 AM–05:595:59 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla12:4712:47 PM–14:202:20 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • 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
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:317:31 AM–09:049:04 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:3610:36 AM–12:0912:09 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4411:44 AM–12:3312:33 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0912:09 PM–13:411:41 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya22:5310:53 PM–24:2612:26+1 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Lābha05:595:59 AM–07:317:31 AMgood
Amṛta07:317:31 AM–09:049:04 AMgood
Kāla09:049:04 AM–10:3610:36 AMavoid
Śubha10:3610:36 AM–12:0912:09 PMgood
Roga12:0912:09 PM–13:411:41 PMavoid
Udvega13:411:41 PM–15:143:14 PMavoid
Cara15:143:14 PM–16:464:46 PMneutral
Lābha16:464:46 PM–18:186:18 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:186:18 PM–19:467:46 PMavoid
Śubha19:467:46 PM–21:139:13 PMgood
Amṛta21:139:13 PM–22:4110:41 PMgood
Cara22:4110:41 PM–24:0812:08+1 AMneutral
Roga24:0812:08+1 AM–25:361:36+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:361:36+1 AM–27:043:04+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:043:04+1 AM–28:314:31+1 AMgood
Udvega28:314:31+1 AM–29:595:59+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:595:59 AM to 29:595:59+1 AM

05:595:59 AM sunrise18:186:18 PM sunsetsunrise 29:595:59+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Daśamīuntil 10:4710:47 AM
Ekādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 15:063:06 PM
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 18:516:51 PM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 10:4710:47 AM
Vaṇijauntil 22:0210:02 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0912:09 PM–13:411:41 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. EkādaśīTithi: Daśamī ends.
  3. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:411:41 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 19 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:527:52 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  9. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3212:32+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Daśamī10:4710:47 AMEkādaśī
NakṣatraMaghā15:063:06 PMPūrva Phalgunī
YogaVṛddhi18:516:51 PMDhruva
KaraṇaGara10:4710:47 AMVaṇija
VāraBudhavāra29:59 05:595:59 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2075
Śaka
1940
Kali
5119
Ahargaṇa
1 869 768
Day length
12 h 19 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
14:322:32 PM
Moonset
27:043:04+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:264:26 AM05:595:59 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:264:26 AM05:125:12 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:494:49 AM05:595:59 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:595:59 AM08:278:27 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:317:31 AM09:049:04 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:278:27 AM10:5510:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3610:36 AM12:0912:09 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4411:44 AM12:3312:33 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4511:45 AM12:3312:33 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0912:09 PM13:411:41 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:4712:47 PM14:202:20 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:231:23 PM15:503:50 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:122:12 PM15:013:01 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
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
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:5310:53 PM24:2612:26+1 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4411:44 PM24:3212:32+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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