Sunday 9 December 2012 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Ravivāra. Daśamī began at 10:1910:19 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:378:37 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
07:437:43 AM
Daśamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:378:37 AM
Daśamī gives way to Ekādaśī.
Noon
13:021:02 PM
The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 37 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
07:437:43 AM to 31:447:44 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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Kṛṣṇa Daśamī | 08:378:37 AM | Ekādaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 08:408:40 AM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 19:137:13 PM | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 08:378:37 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 31:44 07:447:44 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:565:56 AM | 07:437:43 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:565:56 AM | 06:496:49 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:236:23 AM | 07:437:43 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:437:43 AM | 09:509:50 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:509:50 AM | 11:5811:58 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3712:37 PM | 13:251:25 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4012:40 PM | 13:231:23 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:011:01 PM | 14:212:21 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:052:05 PM | 16:134:13 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:482:48 PM | 15:303:30 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:413:41 PM | 17:005:00 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:074:07 PM | 17:375:37 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:134:13 PM | 18:206:20 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:554:55 PM | 17:375:37 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:005:00 PM | 18:206:20 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:206:20 PM | 20:078:07 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:206:20 PM | 18:476:47 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:206:20 PM | 19:407:40 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 25:261:26 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:031:03 AM+1 | 26:332:33 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |