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December 2004 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 20 December 2004 · Queens, New York, United States

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Daśamī

Somavāra. Daśamī began at 23:3111:31 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:1612:16 AM+1.

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

11:4911:49 AM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

Noon

11:5311:53 AM

The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 15 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens11:5311:53 AM
At noon, 11:5311:53 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 114° ahead of it, in Revatī, 70% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 114° falls in Śukla Daśamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:185:18 AM–06:176:17 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:475:47 AM–07:167:16 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:4610:46 AM–12:2612:26 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:3511:35 AM–12:1212:12 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:261:26 PM–14:032:03 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:314:31 PM–17:005:00 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:314:31 PM–17:595:59 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla31:117:11 AM+1–32:548:54 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:258:25 AM–09:359:35 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4410:44 AM–11:5311:53 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1212:12 PM–12:4912:49 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:031:03 PM–14:122:12 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:032:03 PM–14:402:40 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–08:258:25 AMgood
Kāla08:258:25 AM–09:359:35 AMavoid
Śubha09:359:35 AM–10:4410:44 AMgood
Roga10:4410:44 AM–11:5311:53 AMavoid
Udvega11:5311:53 AM–13:031:03 PMavoid
Cara13:031:03 PM–14:122:12 PMneutral
Lābha14:122:12 PM–15:213:21 PMgood
Amṛta15:213:21 PM–16:314:31 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:314:31 PM–18:216:21 PMneutral
Roga18:216:21 PM–20:128:12 PMavoid
Kāla20:128:12 PM–22:0310:03 PMavoid
Lābha22:0310:03 PM–23:5411:54 PMgood
Udvega23:5411:54 PM–25:441:44 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:441:44 AM+1–27:353:35 AM+1good
Amṛta27:353:35 AM+1–29:265:26 AM+1good
Cara29:265:26 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 sunrise16:314:31 PM sunsetsunrise 31:167:16 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Daśamīuntil 24:1612:16 AM+1
Ekādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 13:161:16 PM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 27:293:29 AM+1
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 11:4911:49 AM
Garauntil 24:1612:16 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:258:25 AM–09:359:35 AM
Abhijit 11:3511:35 AM–12:1212:12 PM
Pradoṣa 16:314:31 PM–18:296:29 PM
Niśītha 23:3011:30 PM–24:1812:18 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 09:359:35 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1212:12 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  5. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 15 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:296:29 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:1812:18 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. EkādaśīTithi: Daśamī ends.
  10. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  11. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Daśamī24:16 00:1612:16 AM TueEkādaśī
NakṣatraRevatī13:161:16 PMAśvinī
YogaParigha27:29 03:293:29 AM TueŚiva
KaraṇaTaitila11:4911:49 AMGara
VāraSomavāra31:16 07:167:16 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 894
Day length
9 h 15 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
12:5812:58 PM
Moonset
26:282:28 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:185:18 AM07:167:16 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:185:18 AM06:176:17 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:475:47 AM07:167:16 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:167:16 AM09:079:07 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:258:25 AM09:359:35 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:079:07 AM10:5810:58 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4410:44 AM11:5311:53 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:4610:46 AM12:2612:26 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2911:29 AM12:1712:17 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3511:35 AM12:1212:12 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1212:12 PM12:4912:49 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4912:49 PM14:402:40 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:031:03 PM14:122:12 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:261:26 PM14:032:03 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:032:03 PM14:402:40 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:402:40 PM16:314:31 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:314:31 PM18:296:29 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:314:31 PM17:005:00 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:314:31 PM17:595:59 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3011:30 PM24:1812:18 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra31:117:11 AM+132:548:54 AM+1sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
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