Sunday 14 January 2007 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Ravivāra. Daśamī began at 15:183:18 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:005:00 PM.
Observed here on this day
Kept the day before Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMakara Saṅkrānti determinate
At sunrise
06:136:13 AM
Daśamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
17:005:00 PM
Daśamī gives way to Ekādaśī.
Noon
13:291:29 PM
The Sun 74° above N. Day length 14 h 31 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
06:136:13 AM to 30:146:14+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 | 17:005:00 PM | Ekādaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 23:5911:59 PM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Śūla | 18:006:00 PM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 17:005:00 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:14 06:146:14 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:584:58 AM | 06:136:13 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:584:58 AM | 05:355:35 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:165:16 AM | 06:136:13 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:136:13 AM | 09:089:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:089:08 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:001:00 PM | 13:581:58 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:051:05 PM | 13:531:53 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:291:29 PM | 15:183:18 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:272:27 PM | 16:114:11 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:562:56 PM | 17:505:50 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:543:54 PM | 16:524:52 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 17:065:06 PM | 18:556:55 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:505:50 PM | 20:448:44 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 18:486:48 PM | 19:467:46 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 18:556:55 PM | 20:448:44 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:448:44 PM | 22:0010:00 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:448:44 PM | 21:039:03 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:448:44 PM | 21:419:41 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:051:05+1 AM | 25:531:53+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:124:12+1 AM | 29:535:53+1 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |