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January 1959 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 19 January 1959 · Queens, New York, United States

Pauṣa Śukla Daśamī

Somavāra. Daśamī began at 08:308:30 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:5610:56 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:167:16 AM

Daśamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:5610:56 AM

Daśamī gives way to Ekādaśī.

Noon

12:0612:06 PM

The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 h 40 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:0612:06 PM
At noon, 12:0612:06 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 121° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 75% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 121° falls in Śukla Ekādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:215:21 AM–06:196:19 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:505:50 AM–07:167:16 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4711:47 AM–12:2612:26 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:431:43 PM–14:222:22 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:564:56 PM–17:255:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:564:56 PM–18:226:22 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla17:085:08 PM–18:556:55 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:298:29 AM–09:419:41 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:5410:54 AM–12:0612:06 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2612:26 PM–13:041:04 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:191:19 PM–14:312:31 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:222:22 PM–15:003:00 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

Amṛta07:167:16 AM–08:298:29 AMgood
Kāla08:298:29 AM–09:419:41 AMavoid
Śubha09:419:41 AM–10:5410:54 AMgood
Roga10:5410:54 AM–12:0612:06 PMavoid
Udvega12:0612:06 PM–13:191:19 PMavoid
Cara13:191:19 PM–14:312:31 PMneutral
Lābha14:312:31 PM–15:443:44 PMgood
Amṛta15:443:44 PM–16:564:56 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:564:56 PM–18:446:44 PMneutral
Roga18:446:44 PM–20:318:31 PMavoid
Kāla20:318:31 PM–22:1910:19 PMavoid
Lābha22:1910:19 PM–24:0612:06 AM+1good
Udvega24:0612:06 AM+1–25:531:53 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:531:53 AM+1–27:413:41 AM+1good
Amṛta27:413:41 AM+1–29:285:28 AM+1good
Cara29:285:28 AM+1–31:167:16 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:167:16 AM to 31:167:16 AM+1

07:167:16 AM sunrise16:564:56 PM sunsetsunrise 31:167:16 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Daśamīuntil 10:5610:56 AM
Ekādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 19:497:49 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 27:163:16 AM+1
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 10:5610:56 AM
Vaṇijauntil 24:0012:00 AM+1
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:298:29 AM–09:419:41 AM
Abhijit 11:4711:47 AM–12:2612:26 PM
Pradoṣa 16:564:56 PM–18:516:51 PM
Niśītha 23:4211:42 PM–24:3012:30 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:419:41 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. EkādaśīTithi: Daśamī ends.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:2612:26 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 40 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:516:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3012:30 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Daśamī10:5610:56 AMEkādaśī
NakṣatraKṛttikā19:497:49 PMRohiṇī
YogaŚukla27:16 03:163:16 AM TueBrahma
KaraṇaGara10:5610:56 AMVaṇija
VāraSomavāra31:16 07:167:16 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2015
Śaka
1880
Kali
5059
Ahargaṇa
1 848 122
Day length
9 h 40 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
12:5812:58 PM
Moonset
27:253:25 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:215:21 AM07:167:16 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:215:21 AM06:196:19 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:505:50 AM07:167:16 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:167:16 AM09:129:12 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:298:29 AM09:419:41 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:129:12 AM11:0811:08 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:5410:54 AM12:0612:06 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4211:42 AM12:3012:30 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4711:47 AM12:2612:26 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2612:26 PM13:041:04 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:041:04 PM15:003:00 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:191:19 PM14:312:31 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:431:43 PM14:222:22 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:222:22 PM15:003:00 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:003:00 PM16:564:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:564:56 PM18:516:51 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:564:56 PM17:255:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:564:56 PM18:226:22 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:085:08 PM18:556:55 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4211:42 PM24:3012:30 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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