Tuesday 20 October 2026 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname
Maṅgalavāra. Daśamī began at 04:214:21 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:425:42 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Daśamī with Śravaṇa covers 186 of 718 minutes of the day time. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:276:27 AM
Daśamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:329:32 AM
Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.
Noon
12:2512:25 PM
The Sun 74° above S. Day length 11 h 58 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 30:276:27 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 | Śukla Daśamī | 29:42 05:425:42 AM Wed | Ekādaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 09:329:32 AM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Śūla | 16:204:20 PM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 17:075:07 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:27 06:276:27 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:504:50 AM | 06:276:27 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:504:50 AM | 05:385:38 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:145:14 AM | 06:276:27 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:276:27 AM | 08:508:50 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:508:50 AM | 11:1411:14 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:508:50 AM | 09:389:38 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:269:26 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:4912:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:4912:49 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:2512:25 PM | 13:551:55 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:371:37 PM | 16:014:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:501:50 PM | 15:333:33 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:252:25 PM | 15:133:13 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:253:25 PM | 16:544:54 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:014:01 PM | 18:246:24 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:246:24 PM | 20:018:01 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:246:24 PM | 18:486:48 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:246:24 PM | 19:367:36 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:1311:13 PM | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 24:4912:49 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:0812:08 AM+1 | 25:511:51 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |