Wednesday 24 October 2012 · Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
Budhavāra. Daśamī began at 22:0810:08 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:539:53 PM.
Observed here on this day
Daśamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:136:13 AM
Daśamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:579:57 AM
Taitila gives way to Gara.
Noon
11:4611:46 AM
The Sun 46° above S. Day length 11 h 06 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
06:136:13 AM to 30:146:14 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 | 21:539:53 PM | Ekādaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 20:188:18 PM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 18:576:57 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 09:579:57 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:14 06:146:14 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:304:30 AM | 06:136:13 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:304:30 AM | 05:225:22 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:564:56 AM | 06:136:13 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:136:13 AM | 08:268:26 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:367:36 AM | 09:009:00 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:268:26 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:459:45 AM | 11:2311:23 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:2310:23 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2211:22 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:2411:24 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:4611:46 AM | 13:101:10 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5312:53 PM | 15:063:06 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:371:37 PM | 14:222:22 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:063:06 PM | 17:195:19 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:195:19 PM | 19:037:03 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:195:19 PM | 17:455:45 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:195:19 PM | 18:376:37 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2311:23 PM | 24:1112:11 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:453:45 AM+1 | 29:255:25 AM+1 | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |