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Thursday 15 January 2015 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Daśamī

Guruvāra. Daśamī began at 05:105:10 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:225:22+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Pongal

The Sun enters Makara after the sunset before this day. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:276:27 AM

Daśamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:098:09 AM

Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.

Noon

12:2012:20 PM

The Sun 62° above S. Day length 11 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:2012:20 PM
At noon, 12:2012:20 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 292° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 32% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 292° falls in Kṛṣṇa Daśamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:494:49 AM–05:385:38 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:145:14 AM–06:276:27 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5611:56 AM–12:4312:43 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:172:17 PM–15:043:04 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:136:13 PM–18:376:37 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:136:13 PM–19:267:26 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:4611:46 PM–25:251:25+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:276:27 AM–07:557:55 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:249:24 AM–10:5210:52 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2210:22 AM–11:0911:09 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:481:48 PM–15:163:16 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:541:54 PM–15:333:33 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta15:043:04 PM–15:513:51 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

Śubha06:276:27 AM–07:557:55 AMgood
Roga07:557:55 AM–09:249:24 AMavoid
Udvega09:249:24 AM–10:5210:52 AMavoid
Cara10:5210:52 AM–12:2012:20 PMneutral
Lābha12:2012:20 PM–13:481:48 PMgood
Amṛta13:481:48 PM–15:163:16 PMgood
Kāla15:163:16 PM–16:444:44 PMavoid
Śubha16:444:44 PM–18:136:13 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:136:13 PM–19:447:44 PMgood
Cara19:447:44 PM–21:169:16 PMneutral
Roga21:169:16 PM–22:4810:48 PMavoid
Kāla22:4810:48 PM–24:2012:20+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:2012:20+1 AM–25:521:52+1 AMgood
Udvega25:521:52+1 AM–27:243:24+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:243:24+1 AM–28:564:56+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:564:56+1 AM–30:276:27+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:276:27 AM to 30:276:27+1 AM

06:276:27 AM sunrise18:136:13 PM sunsetsunrise 30:276:27+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Daśamīuntil 29:225:22+1 AM
Ekādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 08:098:09 AM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 24:2812:28+1 AM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 17:225:22 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 29:225:22+1 AM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5611:56 AM–12:4312:43 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:481:48 PM–15:163:16 PM
Pradoṣa 18:136:13 PM–19:517:51 PM
Niśītha 23:5611:56 PM–24:4412:44+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4312:43 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:163:16 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 45 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:517:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4412:44+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  10. EkādaśīTithi: Daśamī ends.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Daśamī29:22 05:225:22 AM FriEkādaśī
NakṣatraSvātī08:098:09 AMViśākhā
YogaŚūla24:28 00:2812:28 AM FriGaṇḍa
KaraṇaVaṇija17:225:22 PMViṣṭi
VāraGuruvāra30:27 06:276:27 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2071
Śaka
1936
Kali
5115
Ahargaṇa
1 868 572
Day length
11 h 45 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
26:092:09+1 AM
Moonset
13:251:25 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:494:49 AM06:276:27 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:494:49 AM05:385:38 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:145:14 AM06:276:27 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:276:27 AM08:488:48 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:276:27 AM07:557:55 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:488:48 AM11:0911:09 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:249:24 AM10:5210:52 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2210:22 AM11:0911:09 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5611:56 AM12:4412:44 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5611:56 AM12:4312:43 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:301:30 PM15:513:51 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:481:48 PM15:163:16 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:541:54 PM15:333:33 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:172:17 PM15:043:04 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:043:04 PM15:513:51 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:513:51 PM18:136:13 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:136:13 PM19:517:51 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:136:13 PM18:376:37 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:136:13 PM19:267:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:4611:46 PM25:251:25+1 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5611:56 PM24:4412:44+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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