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May 1959 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Kṛṣṇa to Vaiśākha KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 18 May 1959 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Daśamī

Somavāra. Daśamī began at 14:552:55 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:131:13 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:105:10 AM

Daśamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:131:13 PM

Daśamī gives way to Ekādaśī.

Noon

12:2312:23 PM

The Sun 69° above S. Day length 14 h 27 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2312:23 PM
At noon, 12:2312:23 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 120° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 75% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 120° falls in Śukla Daśamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:533:53 AM–04:324:32 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:134:13 AM–05:105:10 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5511:55 AM–12:5212:52 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:482:48 PM–15:463:46 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:505:50 PM–19:217:21 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli19:377:37 PM–19:567:56 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:377:37 PM–20:348:34 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla06:586:58 AM–08:478:47 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:458:45 AM–10:1610:16 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3510:35 AM–12:2312:23 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5212:52 PM–13:501:50 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:122:12 PM–16:004:00 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:463:46 PM–16:434:43 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

Amṛta05:105:10 AM–06:586:58 AMgood
Kāla06:586:58 AM–08:478:47 AMavoid
Śubha08:478:47 AM–10:3510:35 AMgood
Roga10:3510:35 AM–12:2312:23 PMavoid
Udvega12:2312:23 PM–14:122:12 PMavoid
Cara14:122:12 PM–16:004:00 PMneutral
Lābha16:004:00 PM–17:485:48 PMgood
Amṛta17:485:48 PM–19:377:37 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:377:37 PM–20:488:48 PMneutral
Roga20:488:48 PM–22:0010:00 PMavoid
Kāla22:0010:00 PM–23:1111:11 PMavoid
Lābha23:1111:11 PM–24:2312:23 AM+1good
Udvega24:2312:23 AM+1–25:351:35 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:351:35 AM+1–26:462:46 AM+1good
Amṛta26:462:46 AM+1–27:583:58 AM+1good
Cara27:583:58 AM+1–29:095:09 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:105:10 AM to 29:095:09 AM+1

05:105:10 AM sunrise19:377:37 PM sunsetsunrise 29:095:09 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Daśamīuntil 13:131:13 PM
Ekādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 24:3912:39 AM+1
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 13:311:31 PM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 13:131:13 PM
Vaṇijauntil 24:0712:07 AM+1
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 06:586:58 AM–08:478:47 AM
Abhijit 11:5511:55 AM–12:5212:52 PM
Pradoṣa 19:377:37 PM–20:538:53 PM
Niśītha 23:5911:59 PM–24:4712:47 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:478:47 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:5212:52 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. EkādaśīTithi: Daśamī ends.
  5. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  6. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 27 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:538:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4712:47 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Daśamī13:131:13 PMEkādaśī
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī24:39 00:3912:39 AM TueHasta
YogaHarṣaṇa13:311:31 PMVajra
KaraṇaGara13:131:13 PMVaṇija
VāraSomavāra29:09 05:095:09 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2016
Śaka
1881
Kali
5060
Ahargaṇa
1 848 241
Day length
14 h 27 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
14:372:37 PM
Moonset
26:492:49 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:533:53 AM05:105:10 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:533:53 AM04:324:32 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:134:13 AM05:105:10 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:105:10 AM08:038:03 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day06:586:58 AM08:478:47 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:038:03 AM10:5710:57 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:458:45 AM10:1610:16 AMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3510:35 AM12:2312:23 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5511:55 AM12:5212:52 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5911:59 AM12:4712:47 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5212:52 PM13:501:50 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:501:50 PM16:434:43 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:122:12 PM16:004:00 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:482:48 PM15:463:46 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:463:46 PM16:434:43 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:434:43 PM19:377:37 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:505:50 PM19:217:21 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk19:377:37 PM20:538:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:377:37 PM19:567:56 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:377:37 PM20:348:34 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5911:59 PM24:4712:47 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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