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Wednesday 18 January 1978 · Luanda, Angola

Pauṣa Śukla Daśamī

Budhavāra. Daśamī began at 18:336:33 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:508:50 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:016:01 AM

Daśamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:397:39 AM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

Noon

12:1712:17 PM

The Sun 78° above S. Day length 12 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:1712:17 PM
At noon, 12:1712:17 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 116° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 72% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 116° falls in Śukla Daśamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:294:29 AM–05:155:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:524:52 AM–06:016:01 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:232:23 PM–15:133:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:346:34 PM–18:576:57 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:346:34 PM–19:437:43 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:364:36 AM+1–30:236:23 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:357:35 AM–09:099:09 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4310:43 AM–12:1712:17 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5211:52 AM–12:4312:43 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1712:17 PM–13:521:52 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya17:525:52 PM–19:397:39 PMa 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

Lābha06:016:01 AM–07:357:35 AMgood
Amṛta07:357:35 AM–09:099:09 AMgood
Kāla09:099:09 AM–10:4310:43 AMavoid
Śubha10:4310:43 AM–12:1712:17 PMgood
Roga12:1712:17 PM–13:521:52 PMavoid
Udvega13:521:52 PM–15:263:26 PMavoid
Cara15:263:26 PM–17:005:00 PMneutral
Lābha17:005:00 PM–18:346:34 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:346:34 PM–20:008:00 PMavoid
Śubha20:008:00 PM–21:269:26 PMgood
Amṛta21:269:26 PM–22:5210:52 PMgood
Cara22:5210:52 PM–24:1812:18 AM+1neutral
Roga24:1812:18 AM+1–25:431:43 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:431:43 AM+1–27:093:09 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:093:09 AM+1–28:354:35 AM+1good
Udvega28:354:35 AM+1–30:016:01 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:016:01 AM to 30:016:01 AM+1

06:016:01 AM sunrise18:346:34 PM sunsetsunrise 30:016:01 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Daśamīuntil 20:508:50 PM
Ekādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 15:183:18 PM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 07:397:39 AM
Garauntil 20:508:50 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1712:17 PM–13:521:52 PM
Pradoṣa 18:346:34 PM–20:068:06 PM
Niśītha 23:5411:54 PM–24:4212:42 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:521:52 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 34 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:068:06 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. EkādaśīTithi: Daśamī ends.
  8. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4212:42 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Daśamī20:508:50 PMEkādaśī
NakṣatraKṛttikāpast sunriseRohiṇī
YogaŚubha15:183:18 PMŚukla
KaraṇaTaitila07:397:39 AMGara
VāraBudhavāra30:01 06:016:01 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2034
Śaka
1899
Kali
5078
Ahargaṇa
1 855 061
Day length
12 h 34 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
14:022:02 PM
Moonset
26:012:01 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:294:29 AM06:016:01 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:294:29 AM05:155:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:524:52 AM06:016:01 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:016:01 AM08:318:31 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:357:35 AM09:099:09 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:318:31 AM11:0211:02 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4310:43 AM12:1712:17 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5211:52 AM12:4312:43 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5311:53 AM12:4112:41 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1712:17 PM13:521:52 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:331:33 PM16:044:04 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:232:23 PM15:133:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:044:04 PM18:346:34 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:525:52 PM19:397:39 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:346:34 PM20:068:06 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:346:34 PM18:576:57 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:346:34 PM19:437:43 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5411:54 PM24:4212:42 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:364:36 AM+130:236:23 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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