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Tuesday 17 February 1959 · Queens, New York, United States

Māgha Śukla Daśamī

Maṅgalavāra. Daśamī began at 05:385:38 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 31:067:06+1 AM, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:486:48 AM

Daśamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:486:48 AM

Rohiṇī gives way to Mṛgaśirā.

Noon

12:0912:09 PM

The Sun 37° above S. Day length 10 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:0912:09 PM
At noon, 12:0912:09 PM, the Sun is in Dhaniṣṭhā and the Moon 111° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 68% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 111° falls in Śukla Daśamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:025:02 AM–05:555:55 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:285:28 AM–06:486:48 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4811:48 AM–12:3112:31 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:571:57 PM–14:402:40 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:325:32 PM–17:585:58 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:325:32 PM–18:516:51 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:1411:14 PM–24:5812:58+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:578:57 AM–09:409:40 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:299:29 AM–10:4910:49 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1012:10 PM–13:301:30 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:5212:52 PM–14:352:35 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:512:51 PM–16:114:11 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:5010:50 PM–23:4311:43 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

Roga06:486:48 AM–08:088:08 AMavoid
Udvega08:088:08 AM–09:299:29 AMavoid
Cara09:299:29 AM–10:4910:49 AMneutral
Lābha10:4910:49 AM–12:1012:10 PMgood
Amṛta12:1012:10 PM–13:301:30 PMgood
Kāla13:301:30 PM–14:512:51 PMavoid
Śubha14:512:51 PM–16:114:11 PMgood
Roga16:114:11 PM–17:325:32 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:325:32 PM–19:117:11 PMavoid
Lābha19:117:11 PM–20:508:50 PMgood
Udvega20:508:50 PM–22:3010:30 PMavoid
Śubha22:3010:30 PM–24:0912:09+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:0912:09+1 AM–25:481:48+1 AMgood
Cara25:481:48+1 AM–27:283:28+1 AMneutral
Roga27:283:28+1 AM–29:075:07+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:075:07+1 AM–30:476:47+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:486:48 AM to 30:476:47+1 AM

06:486:48 AM sunrise17:325:32 PM sunsetsunrise 30:476:47+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Daśamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 06:486:48 AM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 10:1310:13 AM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 18:276:27 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4811:48 AM–12:3112:31 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:512:51 PM–16:114:11 PM
Pradoṣa 17:325:32 PM–19:187:18 PM
Niśītha 23:4511:45 PM–24:3312:33+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  3. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3112:31 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:114:11 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 44 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:187:18 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3312:33+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Daśamīpast sunriseEkādaśī
NakṣatraRohiṇī06:486:48 AMMṛgaśirā
YogaVaidhṛti10:1310:13 AMViṣkambha
KaraṇaTaitila18:276:27 PMGara
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:47 06:476:47 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2015
Śaka
1880
Kali
5059
Ahargaṇa
1 848 151
Day length
10 h 44 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
12:1912:19 PM
Moonset
26:572:57+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:025:02 AM06:486:48 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:025:02 AM05:555:55 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:285:28 AM06:486:48 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:486:48 AM08:578:57 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:578:57 AM11:0511:05 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:578:57 AM09:409:40 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:299:29 AM10:4910:49 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4611:46 AM12:3412:34 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4811:48 AM12:3112:31 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1012:10 PM13:301:30 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:5212:52 PM14:352:35 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:141:14 PM15:233:23 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:571:57 PM14:402:40 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:512:51 PM16:114:11 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:233:23 PM17:325:32 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:325:32 PM19:187:18 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:325:32 PM17:585:58 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:325:32 PM18:516:51 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5010:50 PM23:4311:43 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:1411:14 PM24:5812:58+1 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4511:45 PM24:3312:33+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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