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Tuesday 24 December 1974 · Luanda, Angola

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Daśamī

Maṅgalavāra. Daśamī began at 11:1111:11 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:5811:58 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:475:47 AM

Daśamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:5811:58 AM

Daśamī gives way to Ekādaśī.

Noon

12:0712:07 PM

The Sun 75° above S. Day length 12 h 38 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:0712:07 PM
At noon, 12:0712:07 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 120° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 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 muhūrta04:164:16 AM–05:025:02 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:394:39 AM–05:475:47 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4111:41 AM–12:3212:32 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:001:00 PM–14:402:40 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:132:13 PM–15:033:03 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:266:26 PM–18:486:48 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:266:26 PM–19:347:34 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:198:19 AM–09:109:10 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:578:57 AM–10:3210:32 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0712:07 PM–13:411:41 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:163:16 PM–16:514:51 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya16:214:21 PM–18:016:01 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:5910:59 PM–23:4411:44 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

Roga05:475:47 AM–07:227:22 AMavoid
Udvega07:227:22 AM–08:578:57 AMavoid
Cara08:578:57 AM–10:3210:32 AMneutral
Lābha10:3210:32 AM–12:0712:07 PMgood
Amṛta12:0712:07 PM–13:411:41 PMgood
Kāla13:411:41 PM–15:163:16 PMavoid
Śubha15:163:16 PM–16:514:51 PMgood
Roga16:514:51 PM–18:266:26 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:266:26 PM–19:517:51 PMavoid
Lābha19:517:51 PM–21:169:16 PMgood
Udvega21:169:16 PM–22:4110:41 PMavoid
Śubha22:4110:41 PM–24:0712:07 AM+1good
Amṛta24:0712:07 AM+1–25:321:32 AM+1good
Cara25:321:32 AM+1–26:572:57 AM+1neutral
Roga26:572:57 AM+1–28:234:23 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:234:23 AM+1–29:485:48 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:475:47 AM to 29:485:48 AM+1

05:475:47 AM sunrise18:266:26 PM sunsetsunrise 29:485:48 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Daśamīuntil 11:5811:58 AM
Ekādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 20:318:31 PM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 27:463:46 AM+1
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 11:5811:58 AM
Vaṇijauntil 24:0412:04 AM+1
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4111:41 AM–12:3212:32 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:163:16 PM–16:514:51 PM
Pradoṣa 18:266:26 PM–19:577:57 PM
Niśītha 23:4311:43 PM–24:3112:31 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 12:3212:32 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. EkādaśīTithi: Daśamī ends.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:514:51 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 38 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:577:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3112:31 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Daśamī11:5811:58 AMEkādaśī
NakṣatraAśvinī20:318:31 PMBharaṇī
YogaŚiva27:46 03:463:46 AM WedSiddha
KaraṇaGara11:5811:58 AMVaṇija
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:48 05:485:48 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2031
Śaka
1896
Kali
5075
Ahargaṇa
1 853 940
Day length
12 h 38 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
14:082:08 PM
Moonset
26:082:08 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:164:16 AM05:475:47 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:164:16 AM05:025:02 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:394:39 AM05:475:47 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:475:47 AM08:198:19 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:198:19 AM10:5110:51 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:198:19 AM09:109:10 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:578:57 AM10:3210:32 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4111:41 AM12:3212:32 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4311:43 AM12:3112:31 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0712:07 PM13:411:41 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:001:00 PM14:402:40 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:221:22 PM15:543:54 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:132:13 PM15:033:03 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:163:16 PM16:514:51 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:543:54 PM18:266:26 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:214:21 PM18:016:01 PMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:266:26 PM19:577:57 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:266:26 PM18:486:48 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:266:26 PM19:347:34 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5910:59 PM23:4411:44 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4311:43 PM24:3112:31 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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