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Tuesday 13 January 2026 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Daśamī

Maṅgalavāra. Daśamī began at 12:4312:43 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:183:18 PM.

Observed here on this day

Bhogi

Kept the day before Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:097:09 AM

Daśamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:183:18 PM

Daśamī gives way to Ekādaśī.

Noon

12:3512:35 PM

The Sun 46° above S. Day length 10 h 52 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonIndore12:3512:35 PM
At noon, 12:3512:35 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 299° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 26% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 299° falls in Kṛṣṇa Daśamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:245:24 AM–06:176:17 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:515:51 AM–07:097:09 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1412:14 PM–12:5712:57 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla14:122:12 PM–16:004:00 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:242:24 PM–15:073:07 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:016:01 PM–18:276:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:016:01 PM–19:207:20 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:209:20 AM–10:0310:03 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:529:52 AM–11:1411:14 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:3512:35 PM–13:571:57 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:183:18 PM–16:404:40 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:1711:17 PM–24:0912:09+1 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya28:364:36+1 AM–30:246:24+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

Roga07:097:09 AM–08:318:31 AMavoid
Udvega08:318:31 AM–09:529:52 AMavoid
Cara09:529:52 AM–11:1411:14 AMneutral
Lābha11:1411:14 AM–12:3512:35 PMgood
Amṛta12:3512:35 PM–13:571:57 PMgood
Kāla13:571:57 PM–15:183:18 PMavoid
Śubha15:183:18 PM–16:404:40 PMgood
Roga16:404:40 PM–18:016:01 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:016:01 PM–19:407:40 PMavoid
Lābha19:407:40 PM–21:189:18 PMgood
Udvega21:189:18 PM–22:5710:57 PMavoid
Śubha22:5710:57 PM–24:3512:35+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:3512:35+1 AM–26:142:14+1 AMgood
Cara26:142:14+1 AM–27:523:52+1 AMneutral
Roga27:523:52+1 AM–29:315:31+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:315:31+1 AM–31:097:09+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:097:09 AM to 31:097:09+1 AM

07:097:09 AM sunrise18:016:01 PM sunsetsunrise 31:097:09+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Daśamīuntil 15:183:18 PM
Ekādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 24:0712:07+1 AM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 19:057:05 PM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 15:183:18 PM
Bavauntil 28:374:37+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1412:14 PM–12:5712:57 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:183:18 PM–16:404:40 PM
Pradoṣa 18:016:01 PM–19:467:46 PM
Niśītha 24:1112:11+1 AM–24:5912:59+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 12:5712:57 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:404:40 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. EkādaśīTithi: Daśamī ends.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 52 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:467:46 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  9. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5912:59+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Daśamī15:183:18 PMEkādaśī
NakṣatraViśākhā24:07 00:0712:07 AM WedAnurādhā
YogaŚūla19:057:05 PMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaViṣṭi15:183:18 PMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:09 07:097:09 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 588
Day length
10 h 52 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
27:233:23+1 AM
Moonset
13:271:27 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:245:24 AM07:097:09 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:245:24 AM06:176:17 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:515:51 AM07:097:09 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:097:09 AM09:209:20 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:209:20 AM11:3011:30 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:209:20 AM10:0310:03 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:529:52 AM11:1411:14 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1112:11 PM12:5912:59 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1412:14 PM12:5712:57 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:3512:35 PM13:571:57 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:411:41 PM15:513:51 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:122:12 PM16:004:00 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:242:24 PM15:073:07 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:183:18 PM16:404:40 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:513:51 PM18:016:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:016:01 PM19:467:46 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:016:01 PM18:276:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:016:01 PM19:207:20 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:1711:17 PM24:0912:09+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:1112:11+1 AM24:5912:59+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:364:36+1 AM30:246:24+1 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
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