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Thursday 19 December 1996 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Daśamī

Guruvāra. Daśamī began at 03:363:36 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:512:51 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:327:32 AM

Daśamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:2012:20 PM

Varīyān gives way to Parigha.

Noon

12:1512:15 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 26 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1512:15 PM
At noon, 12:1512:15 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 112° ahead of it, in Revatī, 69% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 112° falls in Śukla Daśamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:365:36 AM–06:346:34 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:056:05 AM–07:327:32 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5611:56 AM–12:3412:34 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:501:50 PM–14:272:27 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:394:39 PM–18:146:14 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli16:584:58 PM–17:275:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:584:58 PM–18:266:26 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:327:32 AM–08:438:43 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:549:54 AM–11:0511:05 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:4110:41 AM–11:1911:19 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:261:26 PM–14:372:37 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:272:27 PM–15:053:05 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

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

Śubha07:327:32 AM–08:438:43 AMgood
Roga08:438:43 AM–09:549:54 AMavoid
Udvega09:549:54 AM–11:0511:05 AMavoid
Cara11:0511:05 AM–12:1512:15 PMneutral
Lābha12:1512:15 PM–13:261:26 PMgood
Amṛta13:261:26 PM–14:372:37 PMgood
Kāla14:372:37 PM–15:483:48 PMavoid
Śubha15:483:48 PM–16:584:58 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:584:58 PM–18:486:48 PMgood
Cara18:486:48 PM–20:378:37 PMneutral
Roga20:378:37 PM–22:2610:26 PMavoid
Kāla22:2610:26 PM–24:1612:16 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:1612:16 AM+1–26:052:05 AM+1good
Udvega26:052:05 AM+1–27:543:54 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:543:54 AM+1–29:435:43 AM+1good
Amṛta29:435:43 AM+1–31:337:33 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:327:32 AM to 31:337:33 AM+1

07:327:32 AM sunrise16:584:58 PM sunsetsunrise 31:337:33 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Daśamīuntil 26:512:51 AM+1
Ekādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 19:017:01 PM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 12:2012:20 PM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 15:113:11 PM
Garauntil 26:512:51 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5611:56 AM–12:3412:34 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:261:26 PM–14:372:37 PM
Pradoṣa 16:584:58 PM–18:556:55 PM
Niśītha 23:5211:52 PM–24:4012:40 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.

  1. SunriseDaśamī holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:3412:34 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:372:37 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 26 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:556:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4012:40 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. EkādaśīTithi: Daśamī ends.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Daśamī26:51 02:512:51 AM FriEkādaśī
NakṣatraRevatī19:017:01 PMAśvinī
YogaVarīyān12:2012:20 PMParigha
KaraṇaTaitila15:113:11 PMGara
VāraGuruvāra31:33 07:337:33 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 971
Day length
9 h 26 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
13:251:25 PM
Moonset
26:372:37 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:365:36 AM07:327:32 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:365:36 AM06:346:34 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:056:05 AM07:327:32 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:327:32 AM09:259:25 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:327:32 AM08:438:43 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:259:25 AM11:1911:19 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:549:54 AM11:0511:05 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:4110:41 AM11:1911:19 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5111:51 AM12:3912:39 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5611:56 AM12:3412:34 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:121:12 PM15:053:05 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:261:26 PM14:372:37 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:501:50 PM14:272:27 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:272:27 PM15:053:05 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:053:05 PM16:584:58 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:394:39 PM18:146:14 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk16:584:58 PM18:556:55 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:584:58 PM17:275:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:584:58 PM18:266:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5211:52 PM24:4012:40 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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