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Friday 9 December 2016 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Daśamī

Śukravāra. Daśamī began at 00:3712:37 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:2910:29 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:116:11 AM

Daśamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:1210:12 AM

Uttara Bhādrapadā gives way to Revatī.

Noon

12:0312:03 PM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:0312:03 PM
At noon, 12:0312:03 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 114° ahead of it, in Revatī, 71% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 114° falls in Śukla Daśamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:334:33 AM–05:225:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:584:58 AM–06:116:11 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4011:40 AM–12:2612:26 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:002:00 PM–14:472:47 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:555:55 PM–18:196:19 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:555:55 PM–19:087:08 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika07:397:39 AM–09:079:07 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:328:32 AM–09:199:19 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:3510:35 AM–12:0312:03 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2612:26 PM–13:131:13 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:592:59 PM–16:274:27 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:219:21 PM–22:5010:50 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Cara06:116:11 AM–07:397:39 AMneutral
Lābha07:397:39 AM–09:079:07 AMgood
Amṛta09:079:07 AM–10:3510:35 AMgood
Kāla10:3510:35 AM–12:0312:03 PMavoid
Śubha12:0312:03 PM–13:311:31 PMgood
Roga13:311:31 PM–14:592:59 PMavoid
Udvega14:592:59 PM–16:274:27 PMavoid
Cara16:274:27 PM–17:555:55 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga17:555:55 PM–19:277:27 PMavoid
Kāla19:277:27 PM–20:598:59 PMavoid
Lābha20:598:59 PM–22:3110:31 PMgood
Udvega22:3110:31 PM–24:0312:03 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:0312:03 AM+1–25:351:35 AM+1good
Amṛta25:351:35 AM+1–27:083:08 AM+1good
Cara27:083:08 AM+1–28:404:40 AM+1neutral
Roga28:404:40 AM+1–30:126:12 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:116:11 AM to 30:126:12 AM+1

06:116:11 AM sunrise17:555:55 PM sunsetsunrise 30:126:12 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Daśamīuntil 22:2910:29 PM
Ekādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 10:1210:12 AM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 20:308:30 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 11:3811:38 AM
Garauntil 22:2910:29 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:3510:35 AM–12:0312:03 PM
Abhijit 11:4011:40 AM–12:2612:26 PM
Pradoṣa 17:555:55 PM–19:337:33 PM
Niśītha 23:3911:39 PM–24:2712:27 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:0312:03 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:2612:26 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 44 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:337:33 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  9. EkādaśīTithi: Daśamī ends.
  10. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2712:27 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Daśamī22:2910:29 PMEkādaśī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā10:1210:12 AMRevatī
YogaVyatīpāta20:308:30 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaTaitila11:3811:38 AMGara
VāraŚukravāra30:12 06:126:12 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 266
Day length
11 h 44 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
13:491:49 PM
Moonset
26:152:15 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:334:33 AM06:116:11 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:334:33 AM05:225:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:584:58 AM06:116:11 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:116:11 AM08:328:32 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:397:39 AM09:079:07 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:328:32 AM10:5310:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:328:32 AM09:199:19 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:3510:35 AM12:0312:03 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3911:39 AM12:2712:27 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4011:40 AM12:2612:26 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2612:26 PM13:131:13 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:131:13 PM15:343:34 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:002:00 PM14:472:47 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:592:59 PM16:274:27 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:343:34 PM17:555:55 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:555:55 PM19:337:33 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:555:55 PM18:196:19 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:555:55 PM19:087:08 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:219:21 PM22:5010:50 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3911:39 PM24:2712:27 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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