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Tuesday 19 January 2016 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Pauṣa Śukla Daśamī

Maṅgalavāra. Daśamī began at 14:052:05 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:2012:20 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:286:28 AM

Daśamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:288:28 AM

Śubha gives way to Śukla.

Noon

12:2112:21 PM

The Sun 63° above S. Day length 11 h 46 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:2112:21 PM
At noon, 12:2112:21 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 120° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 75% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 120° falls in Śukla Ekādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:504:50 AM–05:395:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:155:15 AM–06:286:28 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5811:58 AM–12:4512:45 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:192:19 PM–15:063:06 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:146:14 PM–18:396:39 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:146:14 PM–19:287:28 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:287:28 PM–21:009:00 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:498:49 AM–09:369:36 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:259:25 AM–10:5310:53 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:1710:17 AM–11:4811:48 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika12:2112:21 PM–13:491:49 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:183:18 PM–16:464:46 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:0811:08 PM–23:5711:57 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

Roga06:286:28 AM–07:567:56 AMavoid
Udvega07:567:56 AM–09:259:25 AMavoid
Cara09:259:25 AM–10:5310:53 AMneutral
Lābha10:5310:53 AM–12:2112:21 PMgood
Amṛta12:2112:21 PM–13:491:49 PMgood
Kāla13:491:49 PM–15:183:18 PMavoid
Śubha15:183:18 PM–16:464:46 PMgood
Roga16:464:46 PM–18:146:14 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:146:14 PM–19:467:46 PMavoid
Lābha19:467:46 PM–21:189:18 PMgood
Udvega21:189:18 PM–22:4910:49 PMavoid
Śubha22:4910:49 PM–24:2112:21 AM+1good
Amṛta24:2112:21 AM+1–25:531:53 AM+1good
Cara25:531:53 AM+1–27:253:25 AM+1neutral
Roga27:253:25 AM+1–28:574:57 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:574:57 AM+1–30:286:28 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:286:28 AM to 30:286:28 AM+1

06:286:28 AM sunrise18:146:14 PM sunsetsunrise 30:286:28 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Daśamīuntil 12:2012:20 PM
Ekādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 21:469:46 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 08:288:28 AM
Śuklauntil 29:555:55 AM+1
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 12:2012:20 PM
Vaṇijauntil 23:3011:30 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5811:58 AM–12:4512:45 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:183:18 PM–16:464:46 PM
Pradoṣa 18:146:14 PM–19:527:52 PM
Niśītha 23:5711:57 PM–24:4512:45 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4512:45 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. EkādaśīTithi: Daśamī ends.
  5. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:464:46 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 46 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:527:52 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4512:45 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Daśamī12:2012:20 PMEkādaśī
NakṣatraKṛttikā21:469:46 PMRohiṇī
YogaŚubha08:288:28 AMŚukla
KaraṇaGara12:2012:20 PMVaṇija
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:28 06:286:28 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 941
Day length
11 h 46 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
14:062:06 PM
Moonset
26:462:46 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:504:50 AM06:286:28 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:504:50 AM05:395:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:155:15 AM06:286:28 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:286:28 AM08:498:49 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:498:49 AM11:1111:11 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:498:49 AM09:369:36 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:259:25 AM10:5310:53 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:1710:17 AM11:4811:48 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5711:57 AM12:4512:45 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5811:58 AM12:4512:45 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2112:21 PM13:491:49 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:321:32 PM15:533:53 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:192:19 PM15:063:06 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:183:18 PM16:464:46 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:533:53 PM18:146:14 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:146:14 PM19:527:52 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:146:14 PM18:396:39 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:146:14 PM19:287:28 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:287:28 PM21:009:00 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0811:08 PM23:5711:57 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5711:57 PM24:4512:45 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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