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Thursday 15 January 1920 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Daśamī

Guruvāra. Daśamī began at 23:2611:26 PM yesterday, and holds until 26:082:08 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

Kept the day after Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:487:48 AM

Daśamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:4512:45 PM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

12:3612:36 PM

The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3612:36 PM
At noon, 12:3612:36 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 294° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 30% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 294° falls in Kṛṣṇa Daśamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:535:53 AM–06:516:51 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:226:22 AM–07:487:48 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1712:17 PM–12:5512:55 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:122:12 PM–14:502:50 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:245:24 PM–17:535:53 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:245:24 PM–18:506:50 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:477:47 PM–21:359:35 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:487:48 AM–09:009:00 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:558:55 AM–10:4410:44 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika10:1210:12 AM–11:2411:24 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:0011:00 AM–11:3811:38 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:481:48 PM–15:003:00 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:502:50 PM–15:293:29 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

Śubha07:487:48 AM–09:009:00 AMgood
Roga09:009:00 AM–10:1210:12 AMavoid
Udvega10:1210:12 AM–11:2411:24 AMavoid
Cara11:2411:24 AM–12:3612:36 PMneutral
Lābha12:3612:36 PM–13:481:48 PMgood
Amṛta13:481:48 PM–15:003:00 PMgood
Kāla15:003:00 PM–16:124:12 PMavoid
Śubha16:124:12 PM–17:245:24 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:245:24 PM–19:127:12 PMgood
Cara19:127:12 PM–21:009:00 PMneutral
Roga21:009:00 PM–22:4810:48 PMavoid
Kāla22:4810:48 PM–24:3612:36 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:3612:36 AM+1–26:242:24 AM+1good
Udvega26:242:24 AM+1–28:124:12 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:124:12 AM+1–30:006:00 AM+1good
Amṛta30:006:00 AM+1–31:487:48 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:487:48 AM to 31:487:48 AM+1

07:487:48 AM sunrise17:245:24 PM sunsetsunrise 31:487:48 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Daśamīuntil 26:082:08 AM+1
Ekādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 29:435:43 AM+1
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 20:148:14 PM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 12:4512:45 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 26:082:08 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1712:17 PM–12:5512:55 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:481:48 PM–15:003:00 PM
Pradoṣa 17:245:24 PM–19:197:19 PM
Niśītha 24:1212:12 AM+1–25:001:00 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 12:5512:55 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:003:00 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 36 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:197:19 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:001:00 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. EkādaśīTithi: Daśamī ends.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Daśamī26:08 02:082:08 AM FriEkādaśī
NakṣatraViśākhā29:43 05:435:43 AM FriAnurādhā
YogaŚūla20:148:14 PMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaVaṇija12:4512:45 PMViṣṭi
VāraGuruvāra31:48 07:487:48 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1976
Śaka
1841
Kali
5020
Ahargaṇa
1 833 873
Day length
9 h 36 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
27:313:31 AM+1
Moonset
12:5012:50 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:535:53 AM07:487:48 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:535:53 AM06:516:51 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:226:22 AM07:487:48 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:487:48 AM09:439:43 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:487:48 AM09:009:00 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:558:55 AM10:4410:44 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:439:43 AM11:3811:38 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:1210:12 AM11:2411:24 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:0011:00 AM11:3811:38 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1212:12 PM13:001:00 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1712:17 PM12:5512:55 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:341:34 PM15:293:29 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:481:48 PM15:003:00 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:122:12 PM14:502:50 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:502:50 PM15:293:29 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:293:29 PM17:245:24 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:245:24 PM19:197:19 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:245:24 PM17:535:53 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:245:24 PM18:506:50 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:477:47 PM21:359:35 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1212:12 AM+125:001:00 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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