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Tuesday 18 April 1978 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Caitra Śukla Daśamī

Maṅgalavāra. Daśamī began at 10:3610:36 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:0812:08 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:056:05 AM

Daśamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:0812:08 PM

Daśamī gives way to Ekādaśī.

Noon

12:2612:26 PM

The Sun 78° above S. Day length 12 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonIndore12:2612:26 PM
At noon, 12:2612:26 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 120° ahead of it, in Maghā, 75% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 120° falls in Śukla Ekādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:344:34 AM–05:205:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:574:57 AM–06:056:05 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0112:01 PM–12:5212:52 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:332:33 PM–15:243:24 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:486:48 PM–19:107:10 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:486:48 PM–19:557:55 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:522:52 AM+1–28:344:34 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:378:37 AM–09:289:28 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:159:15 AM–10:5110:51 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2612:26 PM–14:022:02 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:373:37 PM–17:125:12 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya16:354:35 PM–18:176:17 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:1811:18 PM–24:0312:03 AM+1an 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

Roga06:056:05 AM–07:407:40 AMavoid
Udvega07:407:40 AM–09:159:15 AMavoid
Cara09:159:15 AM–10:5110:51 AMneutral
Lābha10:5110:51 AM–12:2612:26 PMgood
Amṛta12:2612:26 PM–14:022:02 PMgood
Kāla14:022:02 PM–15:373:37 PMavoid
Śubha15:373:37 PM–17:125:12 PMgood
Roga17:125:12 PM–18:486:48 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:486:48 PM–20:128:12 PMavoid
Lābha20:128:12 PM–21:379:37 PMgood
Udvega21:379:37 PM–23:0111:01 PMavoid
Śubha23:0111:01 PM–24:2612:26 AM+1good
Amṛta24:2612:26 AM+1–25:501:50 AM+1good
Cara25:501:50 AM+1–27:153:15 AM+1neutral
Roga27:153:15 AM+1–28:394:39 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:394:39 AM+1–30:046:04 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:056:05 AM to 30:046:04 AM+1

06:056:05 AM sunrise18:486:48 PM sunsetsunrise 30:046:04 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Daśamīuntil 12:0812:08 PM
Ekādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 29:265:26 AM+1
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 20:318:31 PM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 12:0812:08 PM
Vaṇijauntil 24:3912:39 AM+1
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0112:01 PM–12:5212:52 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:373:37 PM–17:125:12 PM
Pradoṣa 18:486:48 PM–20:188:18 PM
Niśītha 24:0212:02 AM+1–24:5012:50 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:5212:52 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. EkādaśīTithi: Daśamī ends.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:125:12 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 43 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:188:18 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:5012:50 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Daśamī12:0812:08 PMEkādaśī
NakṣatraMaghā29:26 05:265:26 AM WedPūrva Phalgunī
YogaGaṇḍa20:318:31 PMVṛddhi
KaraṇaGara12:0812:08 PMVaṇija
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:04 06:046:04 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2035
Śaka
1900
Kali
5079
Ahargaṇa
1 855 151
Day length
12 h 43 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
14:302:30 PM
Moonset
27:163:16 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:344:34 AM06:056:05 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:344:34 AM05:205:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:574:57 AM06:056:05 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:056:05 AM08:378:37 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:378:37 AM11:1011:10 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:378:37 AM09:289:28 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:159:15 AM10:5110:51 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0112:01 PM12:5212:52 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0212:02 PM12:5012:50 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2612:26 PM14:022:02 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:431:43 PM16:154:15 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:332:33 PM15:243:24 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:373:37 PM17:125:12 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:154:15 PM18:486:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:354:35 PM18:176:17 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:486:48 PM20:188:18 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:486:48 PM19:107:10 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:486:48 PM19:557:55 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:1811:18 PM24:0312:03 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0212:02 AM+124:5012:50 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:522:52 AM+128:344:34 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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