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February 1959 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Kṛṣṇa to Māgha KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 18 February 1959 · Queens, New York, United States

Māgha Śukla Daśamī

Budhavāra. Daśamī began at 05:385:38 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:067:06 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:476:47 AM

Daśamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:067:06 AM

Daśamī gives way to Ekādaśī.

Noon

12:0912:09 PM

The Sun 38° above S. Day length 10 h 46 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:0912:09 PM
At noon, 12:0912:09 PM, the Sun is in Dhaniṣṭhā and the Moon 122° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 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 muhūrta05:015:01 AM–05:545:54 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:275:27 AM–06:476:47 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:571:57 PM–14:402:40 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:335:33 PM–17:595:59 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:335:33 PM–18:526:52 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:2911:29 PM–25:101:10+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:078:07 AM–09:289:28 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4910:49 AM–12:1012:10 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4811:48 AM–12:3112:31 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1012:10 PM–13:301:30 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya17:365:36 PM–19:177:17 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

Lābha06:476:47 AM–08:078:07 AMgood
Amṛta08:078:07 AM–09:289:28 AMgood
Kāla09:289:28 AM–10:4910:49 AMavoid
Śubha10:4910:49 AM–12:1012:10 PMgood
Roga12:1012:10 PM–13:301:30 PMavoid
Udvega13:301:30 PM–14:512:51 PMavoid
Cara14:512:51 PM–16:124:12 PMneutral
Lābha16:124:12 PM–17:335:33 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:335:33 PM–19:127:12 PMavoid
Śubha19:127:12 PM–20:518:51 PMgood
Amṛta20:518:51 PM–22:3010:30 PMgood
Cara22:3010:30 PM–24:0912:09+1 AMneutral
Roga24:0912:09+1 AM–25:481:48+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:481:48+1 AM–27:273:27+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:273:27+1 AM–29:065:06+1 AMgood
Udvega29:065:06+1 AM–30:456:45+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:476:47 AM to 30:456:45+1 AM

06:476:47 AM sunrise17:335:33 PM sunsetsunrise 30:456:45+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Daśamīuntil 07:067:06 AM
Ekādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 08:458:45 AM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 10:0910:09 AM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 07:067:06 AM
Vaṇijauntil 19:347:34 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1012:10 PM–13:301:30 PM
Pradoṣa 17:335:33 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. EkādaśīTithi: Daśamī ends.
  3. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  4. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  5. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:301:30 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 46 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:187:18 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3312:33+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Daśamī07:067:06 AMEkādaśī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā08:458:45 AMĀrdrā
YogaViṣkambha10:0910:09 AMPrīti
KaraṇaGara07:067:06 AMVaṇija
VāraBudhavāra30:45 06:456:45 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2015
Śaka
1880
Kali
5059
Ahargaṇa
1 848 152
Day length
10 h 46 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
13:091:09 PM
Moonset
27:453:45+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:015:01 AM06:476:47 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:015:01 AM05:545:54 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:275:27 AM06:476:47 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:476:47 AM08:568:56 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:078:07 AM09:289:28 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:568:56 AM11:0511:05 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4910:49 AM12:1012:10 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4611:46 AM12:3412:34 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4811:48 AM12:3112:31 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1012:10 PM13:301:30 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:141:14 PM15:243:24 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:571:57 PM14:402:40 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:243:24 PM17:335:33 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:335:33 PM19:187:18 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:335:33 PM17:595:59 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:335:33 PM18:526:52 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:365:36 PM19:177:17 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:2911:29 PM25:101:10+1 AMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4511:45 PM24:3312:33+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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