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December 1996 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Thursday 19 December 1996 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Daśamī

Guruvāra. Daśamī began at 03:363:36 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:512:51 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:207:20 AM

Daśamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:2012:20 PM

Varīyān gives way to Parigha.

Noon

11:3711:37 AM

The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 33 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3711:37 AM
At noon, 11:3711:37 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 112° ahead of it, in Revatī, 69% 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 muhūrta05:175:17 AM–06:196:19 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:485:48 AM–07:207:20 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2011:20 AM–11:5411:54 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:031:03 PM–13:371:37 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli15:543:54 PM–16:254:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:543:54 PM–17:265:26 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla16:394:39 PM–18:146:14 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:207:20 AM–08:258:25 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:299:29 AM–10:3310:33 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1210:12 AM–10:4610:46 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:4112:41 PM–13:451:45 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:371:37 PM–14:112:11 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

Śubha07:207:20 AM–08:258:25 AMgood
Roga08:258:25 AM–09:299:29 AMavoid
Udvega09:299:29 AM–10:3310:33 AMavoid
Cara10:3310:33 AM–11:3711:37 AMneutral
Lābha11:3711:37 AM–12:4112:41 PMgood
Amṛta12:4112:41 PM–13:451:45 PMgood
Kāla13:451:45 PM–14:502:50 PMavoid
Śubha14:502:50 PM–15:543:54 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta15:543:54 PM–17:505:50 PMgood
Cara17:505:50 PM–19:467:46 PMneutral
Roga19:467:46 PM–21:419:41 PMavoid
Kāla21:419:41 PM–23:3711:37 PMavoid
Lābha23:3711:37 PM–25:331:33 AM+1good
Udvega25:331:33 AM+1–27:293:29 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:293:29 AM+1–29:255:25 AM+1good
Amṛta29:255:25 AM+1–31:217:21 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:207:20 AM to 31:217:21 AM+1

07:207:20 AM sunrise15:543:54 PM sunsetsunrise 31:217:21 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Daśamīuntil 26:512:51 AM+1
Ekādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 19:017:01 PM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 12:2012:20 PM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 15:113:11 PM
Garauntil 26:512:51 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2011:20 AM–11:5411:54 AM
Rāhu kāla 12:4112:41 PM–13:451:45 PM
Pradoṣa 15:543:54 PM–17:575:57 PM
Niśītha 23:1311:13 PM–24:0112:01 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 11:5411:54 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:451:45 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 8 h 33 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 17:575:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0112:01 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. EkādaśīTithi: Daśamī ends.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Daśamī26:51 02:512:51 AM FriEkādaśī
NakṣatraRevatī19:017:01 PMAśvinī
YogaVarīyān12:2012:20 PMParigha
KaraṇaTaitila15:113:11 PMGara
VāraGuruvāra31:21 07:217:21 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 971
Day length
8 h 33 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
12:3912:39 PM
Moonset
26:072:07 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:175:17 AM07:207:20 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:175:17 AM06:196:19 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:485:48 AM07:207:20 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:207:20 AM09:039:03 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:207:20 AM08:258:25 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:039:03 AM10:4610:46 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:299:29 AM10:3310:33 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1210:12 AM10:4610:46 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1311:13 AM12:0112:01 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2011:20 AM11:5411:54 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2812:28 PM14:112:11 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:4112:41 PM13:451:45 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:031:03 PM13:371:37 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:371:37 PM14:112:11 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:112:11 PM15:543:54 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk15:543:54 PM17:575:57 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset15:543:54 PM16:254:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight15:543:54 PM17:265:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:394:39 PM18:146:14 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1311:13 PM24:0112:01 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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