Tuesday 16 January 1996 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Maṅgalavāra. Daśamī began at 15:273:27 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:381:38 PM.
At sunrise
08:258:25 AM
Daśamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:428:42 AM
Śūla gives way to Gaṇḍa.
Noon
13:221:22 PM
The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 56 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
08:258:25 AM to 32:248:24+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 | 13:381:38 PM | Ekādaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 16:374:37 PM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Śūla | 08:428:42 AM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:381:38 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 32:24 08:248:24 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:326:32 AM | 08:258:25 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:326:32 AM | 07:287:28 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 07:007:00 AM | 08:258:25 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 08:258:25 AM | 10:2410:24 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 10:2410:24 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:2410:24 AM | 11:0411:04 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:5410:54 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5912:59 PM | 13:471:47 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:031:03 PM | 13:421:42 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:231:23 PM | 14:372:37 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:222:22 PM | 16:214:21 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:023:02 PM | 15:423:42 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:523:52 PM | 17:065:06 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:214:21 PM | 18:206:20 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:206:20 PM | 20:138:13 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:206:20 PM | 18:496:49 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:206:20 PM | 19:457:45 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:188:18 PM | 21:469:46 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:5811:58 PM | 24:5412:54+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5812:58+1 AM | 25:461:46+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:085:08+1 AM | 30:376:37+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |