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December 1956 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Thursday 13 December 1956 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Daśamī

Guruvāra. Daśamī began at 10:1010:10 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:5010:50 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:407:40 AM

Daśamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:5010:50 AM

Daśamī gives way to Ekādaśī.

Noon

12:2112:21 PM

The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 21 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2112:21 PM
At noon, 12:2112:21 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 121° ahead of it, in Revatī, 76% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 121° falls in Śukla Ekādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:435:43 AM–06:426:42 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:136:13 AM–07:407:40 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0212:02 PM–12:4012:40 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla12:2112:21 PM–14:012:01 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:541:54 PM–14:322:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:015:01 PM–17:315:31 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:015:01 PM–18:296:29 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:407:40 AM–08:518:51 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:0110:01 AM–11:1111:11 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:4710:47 AM–11:2511:25 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:311:31 PM–14:412:41 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:322:32 PM–15:093:09 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

Śubha07:407:40 AM–08:518:51 AMgood
Roga08:518:51 AM–10:0110:01 AMavoid
Udvega10:0110:01 AM–11:1111:11 AMavoid
Cara11:1111:11 AM–12:2112:21 PMneutral
Lābha12:2112:21 PM–13:311:31 PMgood
Amṛta13:311:31 PM–14:412:41 PMgood
Kāla14:412:41 PM–15:513:51 PMavoid
Śubha15:513:51 PM–17:015:01 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:015:01 PM–18:516:51 PMgood
Cara18:516:51 PM–20:418:41 PMneutral
Roga20:418:41 PM–22:3110:31 PMavoid
Kāla22:3110:31 PM–24:2112:21 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:2112:21 AM+1–26:112:11 AM+1good
Udvega26:112:11 AM+1–28:014:01 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:014:01 AM+1–29:515:51 AM+1good
Amṛta29:515:51 AM+1–31:417:41 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:407:40 AM to 31:417:41 AM+1

07:407:40 AM sunrise17:015:01 PM sunsetsunrise 31:417:41 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Daśamīuntil 10:5010:50 AM
Ekādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 14:522:52 PM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 18:176:17 PM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 10:5010:50 AM
Vaṇijauntil 22:5210:52 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0212:02 PM–12:4012:40 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:311:31 PM–14:412:41 PM
Pradoṣa 17:015:01 PM–18:596:59 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. EkādaśīTithi: Daśamī ends.
  3. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4012:40 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:412:41 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 21 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:596:59 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4512:45 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Daśamī10:5010:50 AMEkādaśī
NakṣatraRevatī14:522:52 PMAśvinī
YogaVarīyān18:176:17 PMParigha
KaraṇaGara10:5010:50 AMVaṇija
VāraGuruvāra31:41 07:417:41 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 355
Day length
9 h 21 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
13:401:40 PM
Moonset
27:313:31 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:435:43 AM07:407:40 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:435:43 AM06:426:42 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:136:13 AM07:407:40 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:407:40 AM09:339:33 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:407:40 AM08:518:51 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:339:33 AM11:2511:25 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:0110:01 AM11:1111:11 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:4710:47 AM11:2511:25 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5711:57 AM12:4512:45 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0212:02 PM12:4012:40 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:2112:21 PM14:012:01 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:171:17 PM15:093:09 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:311:31 PM14:412:41 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:541:54 PM14:322:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:322:32 PM15:093:09 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:093:09 PM17:015:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:015:01 PM18:596:59 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:015:01 PM17:315:31 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:015:01 PM18:296:29 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5711:57 PM24:4512:45 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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