Tuesday 15 October 2002 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Maṅgalavāra. Daśamī began at 21:319:31 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:5410:54 PM.
Observed here on this day
Daśamī with Śravaṇa covers 429 of 695 minutes of the day time. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:515:51 AM
Daśamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0810:08 AM
Taitila gives way to Gara.
Noon
11:3911:39 AM
The Sun 57° above S. Day length 11 h 35 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
05:515:51 AM to 29:525:52 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 | 22:5410:54 PM | Ekādaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 13:001:00 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Śūla | 28:44 04:444:44 AM Wed | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 10:0810:08 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:52 05:525:52 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:124:12 AM | 05:515:51 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:124:12 AM | 05:025:02 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:374:37 AM | 05:515:51 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:515:51 AM | 08:108:10 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:108:10 AM | 10:2910:29 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:108:10 AM | 08:578:57 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:458:45 AM | 10:1210:12 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:0312:03 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1611:16 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:3911:39 AM | 13:061:06 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4812:48 PM | 15:073:07 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:351:35 PM | 14:212:21 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:332:33 PM | 16:004:00 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:073:07 PM | 17:265:26 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:225:22 PM | 19:077:07 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:265:26 PM | 19:067:06 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:265:26 PM | 17:515:51 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:265:26 PM | 18:416:41 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:2510:25 PM | 23:1411:14 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1511:15 PM | 24:0312:03 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:513:51 AM+1 | 29:365:36 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |