Monday 22 December 2008 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Somavāra. Daśamī began at 10:1910:19 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:3911:39 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:555:55 AM
Daśamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:3911:39 AM
Daśamī gives way to Ekādaśī.
Noon
13:191:19 PM
The Sun 76° above N. Day length 14 h 47 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
05:555:55 AM to 29:565:56 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 | 11:3911:39 AM | Ekādaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 11:5311:53 AM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 24:10 00:1012:10 AM Tue | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:3911:39 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:56 05:565:56 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:414:41 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:414:41 AM | 05:185:18 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:005:00 AM | 05:555:55 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:555:55 AM | 08:538:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:467:46 AM | 09:379:37 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:538:53 AM | 11:5011:50 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:2811:28 AM | 13:191:19 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4912:49 PM | 13:481:48 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5512:55 PM | 13:431:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:481:48 PM | 14:472:47 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:472:47 PM | 17:455:45 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:103:10 PM | 17:005:00 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:473:47 PM | 16:464:46 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:464:46 PM | 17:455:45 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:455:45 PM | 20:428:42 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:016:01 PM | 19:467:46 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:428:42 PM | 21:569:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:428:42 PM | 21:019:01 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:428:42 PM | 21:379:37 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5512:55 AM+1 | 25:431:43 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:324:32 AM+1 | 30:186:18 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |