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Friday 23 December 2016 · Kabul, Afghanistan

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Daśamī

Śukravāra. Daśamī began at 21:259:25 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:5511:55 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:576:57 AM

Daśamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:3810:38 AM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

11:5311:53 AM

The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 50 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKabul11:5311:53 AM
At noon, 11:5311:53 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 295° ahead of it, in Citrā, 29% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 295° falls in Kṛṣṇa Daśamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:045:04 AM–06:016:01 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:325:32 AM–06:576:57 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3311:33 AM–12:1212:12 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:251:25 PM–15:123:12 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:311:31 PM–14:102:10 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:484:48 PM–17:165:16 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:484:48 PM–18:136:13 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika08:118:11 AM–09:259:25 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:558:55 AM–09:359:35 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:3910:39 AM–11:5311:53 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1212:12 PM–12:5212:52 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:202:20 PM–15:343:34 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya26:532:53+1 AM–28:414:41+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

Cara06:576:57 AM–08:118:11 AMneutral
Lābha08:118:11 AM–09:259:25 AMgood
Amṛta09:259:25 AM–10:3910:39 AMgood
Kāla10:3910:39 AM–11:5311:53 AMavoid
Śubha11:5311:53 AM–13:061:06 PMgood
Roga13:061:06 PM–14:202:20 PMavoid
Udvega14:202:20 PM–15:343:34 PMavoid
Cara15:343:34 PM–16:484:48 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga16:484:48 PM–18:346:34 PMavoid
Kāla18:346:34 PM–20:208:20 PMavoid
Lābha20:208:20 PM–22:0610:06 PMgood
Udvega22:0610:06 PM–23:5311:53 PMavoid
Śubha23:5311:53 PM–25:391:39+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:391:39+1 AM–27:253:25+1 AMgood
Cara27:253:25+1 AM–29:125:12+1 AMneutral
Roga29:125:12+1 AM–30:586:58+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:576:57 AM to 30:586:58+1 AM

06:576:57 AM sunrise16:484:48 PM sunsetsunrise 30:586:58+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Daśamīuntil 23:5511:55 PM
Ekādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 20:358:35 PM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 30:126:12+1 AM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 10:3810:38 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 23:5511:55 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:3910:39 AM–11:5311:53 AM
Abhijit 11:3311:33 AM–12:1212:12 PM
Pradoṣa 16:484:48 PM–18:416:41 PM
Niśītha 23:2911:29 PM–24:1712:17+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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:5311:53 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1212:12 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 50 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:416:41 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:1712:17+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. EkādaśīTithi: Daśamī ends.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Daśamī23:5511:55 PMEkādaśī
NakṣatraCitrā20:358:35 PMSvātī
YogaAtigaṇḍa30:12 06:126:12 AM SatSukarmā
KaraṇaVaṇija10:3810:38 AMViṣṭi
VāraŚukravāra30:58 06:586:58 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 280
Day length
9 h 50 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
26:192:19+1 AM
Moonset
13:101:10 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:045:04 AM06:576:57 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:045:04 AM06:016:01 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:325:32 AM06:576:57 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:576:57 AM08:558:55 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:118:11 AM09:259:25 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:558:55 AM10:5410:54 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:558:55 AM09:359:35 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:3910:39 AM11:5311:53 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2911:29 AM12:1712:17 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3311:33 AM12:1212:12 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1212:12 PM12:5212:52 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5212:52 PM14:502:50 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:251:25 PM15:123:12 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:311:31 PM14:102:10 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:202:20 PM15:343:34 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:502:50 PM16:484:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:484:48 PM18:416:41 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:484:48 PM17:165:16 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:484:48 PM18:136:13 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2911:29 PM24:1712:17+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:532:53+1 AM28:414:41+1 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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