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October 1969 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseBhādrapada Kṛṣṇa to Āśvina KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 20 October 1969 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Āśvina Śukla Daśamī

Somavāra. Daśamī began at 20:238:23 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:246:24 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vijayā Daśamī · Dussehra

Daśamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:545:54 AM

Daśamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:496:49 AM

Śūla gives way to Gaṇḍa.

Noon

11:3811:38 AM

The Sun 55° above S. Day length 11 h 28 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:3811:38 AM
At noon, 11:3811:38 AM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 116° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 72% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 116° falls in Śukla Daśamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:134:13 AM–05:045:04 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:394:39 AM–05:545:54 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1511:15 AM–12:0112:01 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:331:33 PM–14:182:18 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla13:441:44 PM–15:153:15 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:225:22 PM–17:475:47 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:225:22 PM–18:376:37 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:207:20 AM–08:468:46 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:1210:12 AM–11:3811:38 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0112:01 PM–12:4712:47 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:041:04 PM–14:302:30 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:182:18 PM–15:043:04 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

Amṛta05:545:54 AM–07:207:20 AMgood
Kāla07:207:20 AM–08:468:46 AMavoid
Śubha08:468:46 AM–10:1210:12 AMgood
Roga10:1210:12 AM–11:3811:38 AMavoid
Udvega11:3811:38 AM–13:041:04 PMavoid
Cara13:041:04 PM–14:302:30 PMneutral
Lābha14:302:30 PM–15:563:56 PMgood
Amṛta15:563:56 PM–17:225:22 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:225:22 PM–18:566:56 PMneutral
Roga18:566:56 PM–20:308:30 PMavoid
Kāla20:308:30 PM–22:0410:04 PMavoid
Lābha22:0410:04 PM–23:3811:38 PMgood
Udvega23:3811:38 PM–25:121:12+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:121:12+1 AM–26:462:46+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:462:46+1 AM–28:204:20+1 AMgood
Cara28:204:20+1 AM–29:545:54+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:545:54 AM to 29:545:54+1 AM

05:545:54 AM sunrise17:225:22 PM sunsetsunrise 29:545:54+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Daśamīuntil 18:246:24 PM
Ekādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 23:3611:36 PM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 06:496:49 AM
Gaṇḍauntil 28:074:07+1 AM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 07:237:23 AM
Garauntil 18:246:24 PM
Vaṇijauntil 29:285:28+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:207:20 AM–08:468:46 AM
Abhijit 11:1511:15 AM–12:0112:01 PM
Pradoṣa 17:225:22 PM–19:027:02 PM
Niśītha 23:1411:14 PM–24:0212:02+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:468:46 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:0112:01 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 28 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:027:02 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. EkādaśīTithi: Daśamī ends.
  9. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0212:02+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  12. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  13. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  14. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Daśamī18:246:24 PMEkādaśī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā23:3611:36 PMŚatabhiṣā
YogaŚūla06:496:49 AMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaTaitila07:237:23 AMGara
VāraSomavāra29:54 05:545:54 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Āśvina
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2026
Śaka
1891
Kali
5070
Ahargaṇa
1 852 049
Day length
11 h 28 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
14:212:21 PM
Moonset
25:471:47+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:134:13 AM05:545:54 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:134:13 AM05:045:04 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:394:39 AM05:545:54 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:545:54 AM08:118:11 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:207:20 AM08:468:46 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:118:11 AM10:2910:29 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:1210:12 AM11:3811:38 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1411:14 AM12:0212:02 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1511:15 AM12:0112:01 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0112:01 PM12:4712:47 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4712:47 PM15:043:04 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:041:04 PM14:302:30 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:331:33 PM14:182:18 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:441:44 PM15:153:15 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:182:18 PM15:043:04 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:043:04 PM17:225:22 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:225:22 PM19:027:02 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:225:22 PM17:475:47 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:225:22 PM18:376:37 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1411:14 PM24:0212:02+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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