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Sunday 21 December 2008 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Daśamī

Ravivāra. Daśamī began at 19:197:19 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:398:39 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:595:59 AM

Daśamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:557:55 AM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

11:5111:51 AM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:5111:51 AM
At noon, 11:5111:51 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 296° ahead of it, in Citrā, 28% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 296° falls in Kṛṣṇa Daśamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:214:21 AM–05:105:10 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:464:46 AM–05:595:59 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2811:28 AM–12:1412:14 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:481:48 PM–14:352:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:002:00 PM–15:433:43 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:435:43 PM–18:076:07 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:435:43 PM–18:566:56 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa11:5111:51 AM–13:191:19 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika14:472:47 PM–16:154:15 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:094:09 PM–16:564:56 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla16:154:15 PM–17:435:43 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya27:013:01+1 AM–28:464:46+1 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Udvega05:595:59 AM–07:277:27 AMavoid
Cara07:277:27 AM–08:558:55 AMneutral
Lābha08:558:55 AM–10:2310:23 AMgood
Amṛta10:2310:23 AM–11:5111:51 AMgood
Kāla11:5111:51 AM–13:191:19 PMavoid
Śubha13:191:19 PM–14:472:47 PMgood
Roga14:472:47 PM–16:154:15 PMavoid
Udvega16:154:15 PM–17:435:43 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha17:435:43 PM–19:157:15 PMgood
Amṛta19:157:15 PM–20:478:47 PMgood
Cara20:478:47 PM–22:1910:19 PMneutral
Roga22:1910:19 PM–23:5111:51 PMavoid
Kāla23:5111:51 PM–25:231:23+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:231:23+1 AM–26:562:56+1 AMgood
Udvega26:562:56+1 AM–28:284:28+1 AMavoid
Śubha28:284:28+1 AM–30:006:00+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:595:59 AM to 30:006:00+1 AM

05:595:59 AM sunrise17:435:43 PM sunsetsunrise 30:006:00+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Daśamīuntil 20:398:39 PM
Ekādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 20:538:53 PM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 09:059:05 AM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 07:557:55 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 20:398:39 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2811:28 AM–12:1412:14 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:154:15 PM–17:435:43 PM
Pradoṣa 17:435:43 PM–19:217:21 PM
Niśītha 23:2711:27 PM–24:1512:15+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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  3. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1412:14 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:435:43 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 43 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:217:21 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. EkādaśīTithi: Daśamī ends.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:1512:15+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Daśamī20:398:39 PMEkādaśī
NakṣatraCitrā20:538:53 PMSvātī
YogaŚobhana09:059:05 AMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaVaṇija07:557:55 AMViṣṭi
VāraRavivāra30:00 06:006:00 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 356
Day length
11 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
25:551:55+1 AM
Moonset
13:131:13 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:214:21 AM05:595:59 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:214:21 AM05:105:10 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:464:46 AM05:595:59 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:595:59 AM08:208:20 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:208:20 AM10:4110:41 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2711:27 AM12:1512:15 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2811:28 AM12:1412:14 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:5111:51 AM13:191:19 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:011:01 PM15:223:22 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:481:48 PM14:352:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:002:00 PM15:433:43 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:472:47 PM16:154:15 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:223:22 PM17:435:43 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:094:09 PM16:564:56 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:154:15 PM17:435:43 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk17:435:43 PM19:217:21 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:435:43 PM18:076:07 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:435:43 PM18:566:56 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2711:27 PM24:1512:15+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra27:013:01+1 AM28:464:46+1 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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