Tuesday 26 January 2010 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Maṅgalavāra. Daśamī began at 09:319:31 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:178:17 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
06:276:27 AM
Daśamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:178:17 AM
Daśamī gives way to Ekādaśī.
Noon
13:331:33 PM
The Sun 71° above N. Day length 14 h 11 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
06:276:27 AM to 30:286:28+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 | 08:178:17 AM | Ekādaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 27:58 03:583:58 AM Wed | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 23:5011:50 PM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 08:178:17 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:28 06:286:28 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:085:08 AM | 06:276:27 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:085:08 AM | 05:485:48 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:285:28 AM | 06:276:27 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:276:27 AM | 09:179:17 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:179:17 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:179:17 AM | 10:1410:14 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:0010:00 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:041:04 PM | 14:012:01 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:081:08 PM | 13:561:56 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:321:32 PM | 15:193:19 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:572:57 PM | 17:485:48 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:543:54 PM | 16:514:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:055:05 PM | 18:516:51 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:485:48 PM | 20:388:38 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:228:22 PM | 21:549:54 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:388:38 PM | 21:579:57 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:388:38 PM | 20:588:58 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:388:38 PM | 21:379:37 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:3412:34+1 AM | 25:131:13+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:5612:56+1 AM | 26:272:27+1 AM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:091:09+1 AM | 25:571:57+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |