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Monday 16 May 2016 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Daśamī

Somavāra. Daśamī began at 15:123:12 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:205:20 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:115:11 AM

Daśamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:546:54 AM

Pūrva Phalgunī gives way to Uttara Phalgunī.

Noon

12:2312:23 PM

The Sun 69° above S. Day length 14 h 25 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2312:23 PM
At noon, 12:2312:23 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 118° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 73% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 118° falls in Śukla Daśamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:543:54 AM–04:324:32 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:134:13 AM–05:115:11 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5511:55 AM–12:5212:52 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:482:48 PM–15:453:45 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:367:36 PM–19:557:55 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:367:36 PM–20:348:34 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:451:45+1 AM–27:323:32+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla06:596:59 AM–08:478:47 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • 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
  • Varjya14:592:59 PM–16:464:46 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta15:453:45 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

Amṛta05:115:11 AM–06:596:59 AMgood
Kāla06:596:59 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–19:367:36 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:367:36 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+1 AMgood
Udvega24:2312:23+1 AM–25:351:35+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:351:35+1 AM–26:462:46+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:462:46+1 AM–27:583:58+1 AMgood
Cara27:583:58+1 AM–29:105:10+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:115:11 AM to 29:105:10+1 AM

05:115:11 AM sunrise19:367:36 PM sunsetsunrise 29:105:10+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Daśamīuntil 17:205:20 PM
Ekādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 06:546:54 AM
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 22:5210:52 PM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 17:205:20 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 06:596:59 AM–08:478:47 AM
Abhijit 11:5511:55 AM–12:5212:52 PM
Pradoṣa 19:367:36 PM–20:538:53 PM
Niśītha 23:5911:59 PM–24:4712:47+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:478:47 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:5212:52 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. EkādaśīTithi: Daśamī ends.
  6. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 25 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:538:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4712:47+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Daśamī17:205:20 PMEkādaśī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī06:546:54 AMUttara Phalgunī
YogaHarṣaṇa22:5210:52 PMVajra
KaraṇaGara17:205:20 PMVaṇija
VāraSomavāra29:10 05:105:10 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 059
Day length
14 h 25 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
14:232:23 PM
Moonset
26:512:51+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:543:54 AM05:115:11 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:543:54 AM04:324:32 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:134:13 AM05:115:11 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:115:11 AM08:048:04 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day06:596:59 AM08:478:47 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:048:04 AM10:5710:57 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
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 PM15:453:45 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:592:59 PM16:464:46 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:453:45 PM16:434:43 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:434:43 PM19:367:36 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:367:36 PM20:538:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:367:36 PM19:557:55 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:367:36 PM20:348:34 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5911:59 PM24:4712:47+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:451:45+1 AM27:323:32+1 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
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