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Thursday 17 April 1997 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Caitra Śukla Daśamī

Guruvāra. Daśamī began at 05:185:18 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:517:51 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:336:33 AM

Daśamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:517:51 AM

Daśamī gives way to Ekādaśī.

Noon

12:4012:40 PM

The Sun 85° above N. Day length 12 h 15 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:4012:40 PM
At noon, 12:4012:40 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 122° ahead of it, in Maghā, 77% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 122° falls in Śukla Ekādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:594:59 AM–05:465:46 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:225:22 AM–06:336:33 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1612:16 PM–13:051:05 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:432:43 PM–15:323:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:486:48 PM–19:117:11 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:486:48 PM–19:587:58 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:5012:50+1 AM–26:382:38+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:336:33 AM–08:058:05 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:369:36 AM–11:0811:08 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:3810:38 AM–11:2711:27 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:591:59 PM–15:483:48 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:122:12 PM–15:443:44 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:323:32 PM–16:214:21 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

Śubha06:336:33 AM–08:058:05 AMgood
Roga08:058:05 AM–09:369:36 AMavoid
Udvega09:369:36 AM–11:0811:08 AMavoid
Cara11:0811:08 AM–12:4012:40 PMneutral
Lābha12:4012:40 PM–14:122:12 PMgood
Amṛta14:122:12 PM–15:443:44 PMgood
Kāla15:443:44 PM–17:165:16 PMavoid
Śubha17:165:16 PM–18:486:48 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:486:48 PM–20:168:16 PMgood
Cara20:168:16 PM–21:449:44 PMneutral
Roga21:449:44 PM–23:1211:12 PMavoid
Kāla23:1211:12 PM–24:4012:40+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:4012:40+1 AM–26:082:08+1 AMgood
Udvega26:082:08+1 AM–27:363:36+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:363:36+1 AM–29:045:04+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:045:04+1 AM–30:326:32+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:336:33 AM to 30:326:32+1 AM

06:336:33 AM sunrise18:486:48 PM sunsetsunrise 30:326:32+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Daśamīuntil 07:517:51 AM
Ekādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 27:333:33+1 AM
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 19:117:11 PM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 07:517:51 AM
Vaṇijauntil 21:109:10 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1612:16 PM–13:051:05 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:122:12 PM–15:443:44 PM
Pradoṣa 18:486:48 PM–20:228:22 PM
Niśītha 24:1612:16+1 AM–25:041:04+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. EkādaśīTithi: Daśamī ends.
  3. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:051:05 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:443:44 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 15 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:228:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  9. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:041:04+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Daśamī07:517:51 AMEkādaśī
NakṣatraMaghā27:33 03:333:33 AM FriPūrva Phalgunī
YogaGaṇḍa19:117:11 PMVṛddhi
KaraṇaGara07:517:51 AMVaṇija
VāraGuruvāra30:32 06:326:32 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 090
Day length
12 h 15 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
15:043:04 PM
Moonset
27:293:29+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:594:59 AM06:336:33 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:594:59 AM05:465:46 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:225:22 AM06:336:33 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:336:33 AM09:009:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:336:33 AM08:058:05 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:009:00 AM11:2711:27 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:369:36 AM11:0811:08 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:3810:38 AM11:2711:27 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1612:16 PM13:051:05 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1612:16 PM13:041:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:541:54 PM16:214:21 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:591:59 PM15:483:48 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:122:12 PM15:443:44 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:432:43 PM15:323:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:323:32 PM16:214:21 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:214:21 PM18:486:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:486:48 PM20:228:22 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:486:48 PM19:117:11 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:486:48 PM19:587:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1612:16+1 AM25:041:04+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:5012:50+1 AM26:382:38+1 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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