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Tuesday 25 December 2001 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Daśamī

Maṅgalavāra. Daśamī began at 18:086:08 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:367:36 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:496:49 AM

Daśamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:576:57 AM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

Noon

12:4112:41 PM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:4112:41 PM
At noon, 12:4112:41 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 117° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 72% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 117° falls in Śukla Daśamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:115:11 AM–06:006:00 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:355:35 AM–06:496:49 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1712:17 PM–13:041:04 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:382:38 PM–15:253:25 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla18:216:21 PM–20:048:04 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:326:32 PM–18:576:57 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:326:32 PM–19:467:46 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:109:10 AM–09:579:57 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:459:45 AM–11:1311:13 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:4112:41 PM–14:092:09 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:363:36 PM–17:045:04 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:489:48 PM–23:3111:31 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:2711:27 PM–24:1612:16+1 AMan 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

Roga06:496:49 AM–08:178:17 AMavoid
Udvega08:178:17 AM–09:459:45 AMavoid
Cara09:459:45 AM–11:1311:13 AMneutral
Lābha11:1311:13 AM–12:4112:41 PMgood
Amṛta12:4112:41 PM–14:092:09 PMgood
Kāla14:092:09 PM–15:363:36 PMavoid
Śubha15:363:36 PM–17:045:04 PMgood
Roga17:045:04 PM–18:326:32 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:326:32 PM–20:048:04 PMavoid
Lābha20:048:04 PM–21:379:37 PMgood
Udvega21:379:37 PM–23:0911:09 PMavoid
Śubha23:0911:09 PM–24:4112:41+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:4112:41+1 AM–26:132:13+1 AMgood
Cara26:132:13+1 AM–27:453:45+1 AMneutral
Roga27:453:45+1 AM–29:175:17+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:175:17+1 AM–30:506:50+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:496:49 AM to 30:506:50+1 AM

06:496:49 AM sunrise18:326:32 PM sunsetsunrise 30:506:50+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Daśamīuntil 19:367:36 PM
Ekādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 26:062:06+1 AM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 07:527:52 AM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 06:576:57 AM
Garauntil 19:367:36 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1712:17 PM–13:041:04 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:363:36 PM–17:045:04 PM
Pradoṣa 18:326:32 PM–20:108:10 PM
Niśītha 24:1712:17+1 AM–25:051:05+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. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  3. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:041:04 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:045:04 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 43 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:108:10 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. EkādaśīTithi: Daśamī ends.
  9. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:051:05+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Daśamī19:367:36 PMEkādaśī
NakṣatraAśvinī26:06 02:062:06 AM WedBharaṇī
YogaParigha07:527:52 AMŚiva
KaraṇaTaitila06:576:57 AMGara
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:50 06:506:50 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2058
Śaka
1923
Kali
5102
Ahargaṇa
1 863 803
Day length
11 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
14:252:25 PM
Moonset
26:532:53+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:115:11 AM06:496:49 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:115:11 AM06:006:00 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:355:35 AM06:496:49 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:496:49 AM09:109:10 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:109:10 AM11:3011:30 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:109:10 AM09:579:57 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:459:45 AM11:1311:13 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1712:17 PM13:051:05 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1712:17 PM13:041:04 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:4112:41 PM14:092:09 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:511:51 PM16:124:12 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:382:38 PM15:253:25 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:363:36 PM17:045:04 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:124:12 PM18:326:32 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:216:21 PM20:048:04 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:326:32 PM20:108:10 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:326:32 PM18:576:57 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:326:32 PM19:467:46 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:489:48 PM23:3111:31 PMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:2711:27 PM24:1612:16+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:1712:17+1 AM25:051:05+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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