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Saturday 18 April 1959 · Queens, New York, United States

Caitra Śukla Daśamī

Śanivāra. Daśamī began at 14:462:46 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:561:56 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:135:13 AM

Daśamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

05:365:36 AM

Āśleṣā gives way to Maghā.

Noon

11:5511:55 AM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 13 h 23 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens11:5511:55 AM
At noon, 11:5511:55 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 119° ahead of it, in Maghā, 74% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 119° falls in Śukla Daśamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:483:48 AM–04:314:31 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:104:10 AM–05:135:13 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2811:28 AM–12:2212:22 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:092:09 PM–15:033:03 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:376:37 PM–18:586:58 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:376:37 PM–19:407:40 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:382:38+1 AM–28:124:12+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika05:135:13 AM–06:546:54 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta05:135:13 AM–06:076:07 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta06:076:07 AM–07:017:01 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla08:348:34 AM–10:1510:15 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:361:36 PM–15:163:16 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya17:175:17 PM–18:516:51 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

Kāla05:135:13 AM–06:546:54 AMavoid
Śubha06:546:54 AM–08:348:34 AMgood
Roga08:348:34 AM–10:1510:15 AMavoid
Udvega10:1510:15 AM–11:5511:55 AMavoid
Cara11:5511:55 AM–13:361:36 PMneutral
Lābha13:361:36 PM–15:163:16 PMgood
Amṛta15:163:16 PM–16:564:56 PMgood
Kāla16:564:56 PM–18:376:37 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:376:37 PM–19:567:56 PMgood
Udvega19:567:56 PM–21:169:16 PMavoid
Śubha21:169:16 PM–22:3510:35 PMgood
Amṛta22:3510:35 PM–23:5411:54 PMgood
Cara23:5411:54 PM–25:141:14+1 AMneutral
Roga25:141:14+1 AM–26:332:33+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:332:33+1 AM–27:533:53+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:533:53+1 AM–29:125:12+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:135:13 AM to 29:125:12+1 AM

05:135:13 AM sunrise18:376:37 PM sunsetsunrise 29:125:12+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Daśamīuntil 13:561:56 PM
Ekādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 05:365:36 AM
Maghāuntil 28:594:59+1 AM
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 20:228:22 PM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 13:561:56 PM
Vaṇijauntil 25:131:13+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:348:34 AM–10:1510:15 AM
Abhijit 11:2811:28 AM–12:2212:22 PM
Pradoṣa 18:376:37 PM–20:028:02 PM
Niśītha 23:3011:30 PM–24:1812:18+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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:1510:15 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2212:22 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. EkādaśīTithi: Daśamī ends.
  6. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 23 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:028:02 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1812:18+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  12. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  13. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Daśamī13:561:56 PMEkādaśī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā05:365:36 AMMaghā
YogaGaṇḍa20:228:22 PMVṛddhi
KaraṇaGara13:561:56 PMVaṇija
VāraŚanivāra29:12 05:125:12 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2016
Śaka
1881
Kali
5060
Ahargaṇa
1 848 211
Day length
13 h 23 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
13:381:38 PM
Moonset
26:532:53+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:483:48 AM05:135:13 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:483:48 AM04:314:31 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:104:10 AM05:135:13 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:135:13 AM07:547:54 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day05:135:13 AM06:546:54 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta05:135:13 AM06:076:07 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:076:07 AM07:017:01 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon07:547:54 AM10:3510:35 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:348:34 AM10:1510:15 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2811:28 AM12:2212:22 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3111:31 AM12:1912:19 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:151:15 PM15:563:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:361:36 PM15:163:16 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:092:09 PM15:033:03 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:563:56 PM18:376:37 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:175:17 PM18:516:51 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:376:37 PM20:028:02 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:376:37 PM18:586:58 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:376:37 PM19:407:40 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3011:30 PM24:1812:18+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:382:38+1 AM28:124:12+1 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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