Saturday 24 April 2010 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Śanivāra. Daśamī began at 11:0611:06 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:408:40 AM.
Observed here on this day
Ekādaśī touches no sunrise; it is kept on the day it falls. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:406:40 AM
Daśamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:408:40 AM
Daśamī gives way to Ekādaśī.
Noon
13:071:07 PM
The Sun 78° above S. Day length 12 h 56 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
06:406:40 AM to 30:396:39+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 | Śukla Daśamī | 08:408:40 AM | Ekādaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 14:392:39 PM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 19:527:52 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 08:408:40 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:39 06:396:39 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:115:11 AM | 06:406:40 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:115:11 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:335:33 AM | 06:406:40 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:406:40 AM | 09:159:15 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:406:40 AM | 08:178:17 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:406:40 AM | 07:317:31 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:317:31 AM | 08:238:23 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:159:15 AM | 11:5011:50 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:549:54 AM | 11:3111:31 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:2512:25 PM | 13:541:54 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4212:42 PM | 13:331:33 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4412:44 PM | 13:321:32 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:252:25 PM | 17:005:00 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:442:44 PM | 16:214:21 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:173:17 PM | 16:094:09 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:005:00 PM | 19:357:35 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:357:35 PM | 21:049:04 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:357:35 PM | 19:587:58 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:357:35 PM | 20:428:42 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:0210:02 PM | 23:3011:30 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4312:43+1 AM | 25:311:31+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |