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Sunday 20 December 2015 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Daśamī

Ravivāra. Daśamī began at 05:445:44 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:313:31 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:166:16 AM

Daśamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:011:01 PM

Varīyān gives way to Parigha.

Noon

12:0812:08 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:0812:08 PM
At noon, 12:0812:08 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 112° ahead of it, in Revatī, 68% 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 muhūrta04:384:38 AM–05:275:27 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:035:03 AM–06:166:16 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4411:44 AM–12:3112:31 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:052:05 PM–14:522:52 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:305:30 PM–19:007:00 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:595:59 PM–18:246:24 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:595:59 PM–19:137:13 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya08:298:29 AM–09:599:59 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa12:0812:08 PM–13:361:36 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:043:04 PM–16:324:32 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:264:26 PM–17:135:13 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla16:324:32 PM–17:595:59 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Udvega06:166:16 AM–07:447:44 AMavoid
Cara07:447:44 AM–09:129:12 AMneutral
Lābha09:129:12 AM–10:4010:40 AMgood
Amṛta10:4010:40 AM–12:0812:08 PMgood
Kāla12:0812:08 PM–13:361:36 PMavoid
Śubha13:361:36 PM–15:043:04 PMgood
Roga15:043:04 PM–16:324:32 PMavoid
Udvega16:324:32 PM–17:595:59 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha17:595:59 PM–19:327:32 PMgood
Amṛta19:327:32 PM–21:049:04 PMgood
Cara21:049:04 PM–22:3610:36 PMneutral
Roga22:3610:36 PM–24:0812:08 AM+1avoid
Kāla24:0812:08 AM+1–25:401:40 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:401:40 AM+1–27:133:13 AM+1good
Udvega27:133:13 AM+1–28:454:45 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:454:45 AM+1–30:176:17 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:166:16 AM to 30:176:17 AM+1

06:166:16 AM sunrise17:595:59 PM sunsetsunrise 30:176:17 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Daśamīuntil 27:313:31 AM+1
Ekādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 19:457:45 PM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 13:011:01 PM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 16:384:38 PM
Garauntil 27:313:31 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4411:44 AM–12:3112:31 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:324:32 PM–17:595:59 PM
Pradoṣa 17:595:59 PM–19:387:38 PM
Niśītha 23:4411:44 PM–24:3212:32 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:3112:31 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:595:59 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  5. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 43 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:387:38 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3212:32 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. EkādaśīTithi: Daśamī ends.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Daśamī27:31 03:313:31 AM MonEkādaśī
NakṣatraRevatī19:457:45 PMAśvinī
YogaVarīyān13:011:01 PMParigha
KaraṇaTaitila16:384:38 PMGara
VāraRavivāra30:17 06:176:17 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 911
Day length
11 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
13:341:34 PM
Moonset
26:032:03 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:384:38 AM06:166:16 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:384:38 AM05:275:27 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:035:03 AM06:166:16 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:166:16 AM08:378:37 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:298:29 AM09:599:59 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:378:37 AM10:5810:58 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4411:44 AM12:3212:32 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4411:44 AM12:3112:31 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:0812:08 PM13:361:36 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:181:18 PM15:393:39 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:052:05 PM14:522:52 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:043:04 PM16:324:32 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:393:39 PM17:595:59 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:264:26 PM17:135:13 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:324:32 PM17:595:59 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:305:30 PM19:007:00 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:595:59 PM19:387:38 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:595:59 PM18:246:24 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:595:59 PM19:137:13 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4411:44 PM24:3212:32 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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