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December 2018 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 17 December 2018 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Daśamī

Somavāra. Daśamī began at 04:594:59 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:275:27 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:136:13 AM

Daśamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

17:195:19 PM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

Noon

11:3011:30 AM

The Sun 41° above S. Day length 10 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3011:30 AM
At noon, 11:3011:30 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 111° ahead of it, in Revatī, 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 muhūrta04:254:25 AM–05:195:19 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:524:52 AM–06:136:13 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0911:09 AM–11:5111:51 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:151:15 PM–13:581:58 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:474:47 PM–17:145:14 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:474:47 PM–18:076:07 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:1611:16 PM–24:5612:56 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:327:32 AM–08:518:51 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:1110:11 AM–11:3011:30 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5111:51 AM–12:3312:33 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika12:4912:49 PM–14:082:08 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:121:12 PM–14:532:53 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta13:581:58 PM–14:402:40 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

Amṛta06:136:13 AM–07:327:32 AMgood
Kāla07:327:32 AM–08:518:51 AMavoid
Śubha08:518:51 AM–10:1110:11 AMgood
Roga10:1110:11 AM–11:3011:30 AMavoid
Udvega11:3011:30 AM–12:4912:49 PMavoid
Cara12:4912:49 PM–14:082:08 PMneutral
Lābha14:082:08 PM–15:283:28 PMgood
Amṛta15:283:28 PM–16:474:47 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:474:47 PM–18:286:28 PMneutral
Roga18:286:28 PM–20:088:08 PMavoid
Kāla20:088:08 PM–21:499:49 PMavoid
Lābha21:499:49 PM–23:3011:30 PMgood
Udvega23:3011:30 PM–25:111:11 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:111:11 AM+1–26:522:52 AM+1good
Amṛta26:522:52 AM+1–28:334:33 AM+1good
Cara28:334:33 AM+1–30:146:14 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:136:13 AM to 30:146:14 AM+1

06:136:13 AM sunrise16:474:47 PM sunsetsunrise 30:146:14 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Daśamīuntil 29:275:27 AM+1
Ekādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 25:471:47 AM+1
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 22:3810:38 PM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 17:195:19 PM
Garauntil 29:275:27 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:327:32 AM–08:518:51 AM
Abhijit 11:0911:09 AM–11:5111:51 AM
Pradoṣa 16:474:47 PM–18:346:34 PM
Niśītha 23:0611:06 PM–23:5411:54 PM

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 08:518:51 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:5111:51 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. SunsetDay length 10 h 34 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 18:346:34 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  7. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 23:5411:54 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  10. EkādaśīTithi: Daśamī ends.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Daśamī29:27 05:275:27 AM TueEkādaśī
NakṣatraRevatī25:47 01:471:47 AM TueAśvinī
YogaVarīyān22:3810:38 PMParigha
KaraṇaTaitila17:195:19 PMGara
VāraSomavāra30:14 06:146:14 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2075
Śaka
1940
Kali
5119
Ahargaṇa
1 870 004
Day length
10 h 34 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
13:001:00 PM
Moonset
25:311:31 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:254:25 AM06:136:13 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:254:25 AM05:195:19 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:524:52 AM06:136:13 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:136:13 AM08:208:20 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:327:32 AM08:518:51 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:208:20 AM10:2610:26 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:1110:11 AM11:3011:30 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0611:06 AM11:5411:54 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0911:09 AM11:5111:51 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5111:51 AM12:3312:33 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3312:33 PM14:402:40 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:4912:49 PM14:082:08 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:121:12 PM14:532:53 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:151:15 PM13:581:58 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:581:58 PM14:402:40 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:402:40 PM16:474:47 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:474:47 PM18:346:34 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:474:47 PM17:145:14 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:474:47 PM18:076:07 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:0611:06 PM23:5411:54 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:1611:16 PM24:5612:56 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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