Tuesday 16 January 1996 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Maṅgalavāra. Daśamī began at 15:273:27 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:381:38 PM.
At sunrise
07:207:20 AM
Daśamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:428:42 AM
Śūla gives way to Gaṇḍa.
Noon
11:4911:49 AM
The Sun 22° above S. Day length 8 h 58 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
07:207:20 AM to 31:207:20+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 | Kṛṣṇa Daśamī | 13:381:38 PM | Ekādaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 16:374:37 PM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Śūla | 08:428:42 AM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:381:38 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:20 07:207:20 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:205:20 AM | 07:207:20 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:205:20 AM | 06:206:20 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:505:50 AM | 07:207:20 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:207:20 AM | 09:089:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:168:16 AM | 09:479:47 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:089:08 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:089:08 AM | 09:449:44 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:359:35 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3211:32 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:5011:50 AM | 12:5712:57 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4312:43 PM | 14:312:31 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:191:19 PM | 13:551:55 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:042:04 PM | 15:123:12 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:312:31 PM | 16:194:19 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:194:19 PM | 18:196:19 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:194:19 PM | 16:494:49 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:194:19 PM | 17:495:49 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:188:18 PM | 21:469:46 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:1910:19 PM | 23:1911:19 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2511:25 PM | 24:1312:13+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:085:08+1 AM | 30:376:37+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |