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Tuesday 18 April 1978 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

Caitra Śukla Daśamī

Maṅgalavāra. Daśamī began at 10:0610:06 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:3811:38 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:455:45 AM

Daśamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:3811:38 AM

Daśamī gives way to Ekādaśī.

Noon

12:1412:14 PM

The Sun 71° above S. Day length 12 h 58 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMultan12:1412:14 PM
At noon, 12:1412:14 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 muhūrta04:164:16 AM–05:015:01 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:394:39 AM–05:455:45 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4811:48 AM–12:4012:40 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:232:23 PM–15:153:15 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:436:43 PM–19:057:05 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:436:43 PM–19:497:49 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:222:22 AM+1–28:044:04 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:208:20 AM–09:129:12 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:598:59 AM–10:3710:37 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1412:14 PM–13:511:51 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:283:28 PM–17:055:05 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya16:054:05 PM–17:475:47 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:0711:07 PM–23:5111:51 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

Roga05:455:45 AM–07:227:22 AMavoid
Udvega07:227:22 AM–08:598:59 AMavoid
Cara08:598:59 AM–10:3710:37 AMneutral
Lābha10:3710:37 AM–12:1412:14 PMgood
Amṛta12:1412:14 PM–13:511:51 PMgood
Kāla13:511:51 PM–15:283:28 PMavoid
Śubha15:283:28 PM–17:055:05 PMgood
Roga17:055:05 PM–18:436:43 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:436:43 PM–20:058:05 PMavoid
Lābha20:058:05 PM–21:289:28 PMgood
Udvega21:289:28 PM–22:5110:51 PMavoid
Śubha22:5110:51 PM–24:1312:13 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1312:13 AM+1–25:361:36 AM+1good
Cara25:361:36 AM+1–26:582:58 AM+1neutral
Roga26:582:58 AM+1–28:214:21 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:214:21 AM+1–29:445:44 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:455:45 AM to 29:445:44 AM+1

05:455:45 AM sunrise18:436:43 PM sunsetsunrise 29:445:44 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Daśamīuntil 11:3811:38 AM
Ekādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 28:564:56 AM+1
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 20:018:01 PM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 11:3811:38 AM
Vaṇijauntil 24:0912:09 AM+1
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4811:48 AM–12:4012:40 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:283:28 PM–17:055:05 PM
Pradoṣa 18:436:43 PM–20:118:11 PM
Niśītha 23:4911:49 PM–24:3712:37 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. EkādaśīTithi: Daśamī ends.
  3. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4012:40 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:055:05 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 58 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:118:11 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3712:37 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 Daśamī11:3811:38 AMEkādaśī
NakṣatraMaghā28:56 04:564:56 AM WedPūrva Phalgunī
YogaGaṇḍa20:018:01 PMVṛddhi
KaraṇaGara11:3811:38 AMVaṇija
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:44 05:445:44 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 58 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
14:122:12 PM
Moonset
27:093:09 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:164:16 AM05:455:45 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:164:16 AM05:015:01 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:394:39 AM05:455:45 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:455:45 AM08:208:20 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:208:20 AM10:5610:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:208:20 AM09:129:12 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:598:59 AM10:3710:37 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4811:48 AM12:4012:40 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5011:50 AM12:3812:38 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1412:14 PM13:511:51 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:321:32 PM16:074:07 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:232:23 PM15:153:15 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:283:28 PM17:055:05 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:054:05 PM17:475:47 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:074:07 PM18:436:43 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:436:43 PM20:118:11 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:436:43 PM19:057:05 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:436:43 PM19:497:49 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0711:07 PM23:5111:51 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4911:49 PM24:3712:37 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:222:22 AM+128:044:04 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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