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Tuesday 9 January 1968 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

Pauṣa Śukla Daśamī

Maṅgalavāra. Daśamī began at 00:2212:22 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:053:05+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:187:18 AM

Daśamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:451:45 PM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

Noon

11:5811:58 AM

The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 19 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChicago11:5811:58 AM
At noon, 11:5811:58 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 113° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 70% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 113° falls in Śukla Daśamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:215:21 AM–06:206:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:505:50 AM–07:187:18 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3911:39 AM–12:1612:16 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:311:31 PM–14:082:08 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:374:37 PM–17:065:06 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:374:37 PM–18:056:05 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:2811:28 PM–25:161:16+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:109:10 AM–09:479:47 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:389:38 AM–10:4810:48 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5811:58 AM–13:081:08 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:3712:37 PM–14:252:25 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:172:17 PM–15:273:27 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:2910:29 PM–23:2811:28 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

Roga07:187:18 AM–08:288:28 AMavoid
Udvega08:288:28 AM–09:389:38 AMavoid
Cara09:389:38 AM–10:4810:48 AMneutral
Lābha10:4810:48 AM–11:5811:58 AMgood
Amṛta11:5811:58 AM–13:081:08 PMgood
Kāla13:081:08 PM–14:172:17 PMavoid
Śubha14:172:17 PM–15:273:27 PMgood
Roga15:273:27 PM–16:374:37 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:374:37 PM–18:276:27 PMavoid
Lābha18:276:27 PM–20:178:17 PMgood
Udvega20:178:17 PM–22:0710:07 PMavoid
Śubha22:0710:07 PM–23:5811:58 PMgood
Amṛta23:5811:58 PM–25:481:48+1 AMgood
Cara25:481:48+1 AM–27:383:38+1 AMneutral
Roga27:383:38+1 AM–29:285:28+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:285:28+1 AM–31:187:18+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:187:18 AM to 31:187:18+1 AM

07:187:18 AM sunrise16:374:37 PM sunsetsunrise 31:187:18+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Daśamīuntil 27:053:05+1 AM
Ekādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 28:534:53+1 AM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 30:246:24+1 AM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 13:451:45 PM
Garauntil 27:053:05+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3911:39 AM–12:1612:16 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:172:17 PM–15:273:27 PM
Pradoṣa 16:374:37 PM–18:356:35 PM
Niśītha 23:3411:34 PM–24:2212:22+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.

  1. SunriseDaśamī holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:1612:16 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:273:27 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 19 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:356:35 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:2212:22+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. EkādaśīTithi: Daśamī ends.
  9. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  10. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  11. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Daśamī27:05 03:053:05 AM WedEkādaśī
NakṣatraBharaṇī28:53 04:534:53 AM WedKṛttikā
YogaSādhya30:24 06:246:24 AM WedŚubha
KaraṇaTaitila13:451:45 PMGara
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:18 07:187:18 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2024
Śaka
1889
Kali
5068
Ahargaṇa
1 851 399
Day length
9 h 19 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
12:1212:12 PM
Moonset
26:512:51+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:215:21 AM07:187:18 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:215:21 AM06:206:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:505:50 AM07:187:18 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:187:18 AM09:109:10 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:109:10 AM11:0211:02 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:109:10 AM09:479:47 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:389:38 AM10:4810:48 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3411:34 AM12:2212:22 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3911:39 AM12:1612:16 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5811:58 AM13:081:08 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:3712:37 PM14:252:25 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5412:54 PM14:452:45 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:311:31 PM14:082:08 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:172:17 PM15:273:27 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:452:45 PM16:374:37 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:374:37 PM18:356:35 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:374:37 PM17:065:06 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:374:37 PM18:056:05 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:2910:29 PM23:2811:28 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:2811:28 PM25:161:16+1 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3411:34 PM24:2212:22+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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