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Tuesday 6 January 2009 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Pauṣa Śukla Daśamī

Maṅgalavāra. Daśamī began at 06:126:12 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:084:08+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:507:50 AM

Daśamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:2212:22 PM

Aśvinī gives way to Bharaṇī.

Noon

12:3312:33 PM

The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 26 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3312:33 PM
At noon, 12:3312:33 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 111° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 68% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 111° falls in Śukla Daśamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:535:53 AM–06:516:51 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:226:22 AM–07:507:50 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1412:14 PM–12:5212:52 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:072:07 PM–14:452:45 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:165:16 PM–17:455:45 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:165:16 PM–18:436:43 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla30:196:19+1 AM–31:497:49+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Varjya08:318:31 AM–10:0310:03 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta09:439:43 AM–10:2110:21 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:1110:11 AM–11:2211:22 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:3312:33 PM–13:441:44 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:542:54 PM–16:054:05 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:219:21 PM–22:5010:50 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:0511:05 PM–24:0412:04+1 AMan 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

Roga07:507:50 AM–09:009:00 AMavoid
Udvega09:009:00 AM–10:1110:11 AMavoid
Cara10:1110:11 AM–11:2211:22 AMneutral
Lābha11:2211:22 AM–12:3312:33 PMgood
Amṛta12:3312:33 PM–13:441:44 PMgood
Kāla13:441:44 PM–14:542:54 PMavoid
Śubha14:542:54 PM–16:054:05 PMgood
Roga16:054:05 PM–17:165:16 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:165:16 PM–19:057:05 PMavoid
Lābha19:057:05 PM–20:548:54 PMgood
Udvega20:548:54 PM–22:4410:44 PMavoid
Śubha22:4410:44 PM–24:3312:33+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:3312:33+1 AM–26:222:22+1 AMgood
Cara26:222:22+1 AM–28:114:11+1 AMneutral
Roga28:114:11+1 AM–30:006:00+1 AMavoid
Kāla30:006:00+1 AM–31:497:49+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:507:50 AM to 31:497:49+1 AM

07:507:50 AM sunrise17:165:16 PM sunsetsunrise 31:497:49+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Daśamīuntil 28:084:08+1 AM
Ekādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 12:2212:22 PM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 19:467:46 PM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 17:155:15 PM
Garauntil 28:084:08+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1412:14 PM–12:5212:52 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:542:54 PM–16:054:05 PM
Pradoṣa 17:165:16 PM–19:127:12 PM
Niśītha 24:0912:09+1 AM–24:5712:57+1 AM

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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:5212:52 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:054:05 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 26 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:127:12 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:5712:57+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. EkādaśīTithi: Daśamī ends.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Daśamī28:08 04:084:08 AM WedEkādaśī
NakṣatraAśvinī12:2212:22 PMBharaṇī
YogaSiddha19:467:46 PMSādhya
KaraṇaTaitila17:155:15 PMGara
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:49 07:497:49 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 372
Day length
9 h 26 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
12:3212:32 PM
Moonset
27:253:25+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:535:53 AM07:507:50 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:535:53 AM06:516:51 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:226:22 AM07:507:50 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:507:50 AM09:439:43 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:318:31 AM10:0310:03 AMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:439:43 AM11:3611:36 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:439:43 AM10:2110:21 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:1110:11 AM11:2211:22 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0912:09 PM12:5712:57 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1412:14 PM12:5212:52 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:3312:33 PM13:441:44 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:291:29 PM15:233:23 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:072:07 PM14:452:45 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:542:54 PM16:054:05 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:233:23 PM17:165:16 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:165:16 PM19:127:12 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:165:16 PM17:455:45 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:165:16 PM18:436:43 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:219:21 PM22:5010:50 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0511:05 PM24:0412:04+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0912:09+1 AM24:5712:57+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra30:196:19+1 AM31:497:49+1 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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