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Monday 8 December 2008 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Daśamī

Somavāra. Daśamī began at 12:1812:18 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:0711:07 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:266:26 AM

Daśamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:0711:07 AM

Daśamī gives way to Ekādaśī.

Noon

11:4511:45 AM

The Sun 43° above S. Day length 10 h 39 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:4511:45 AM
At noon, 11:4511:45 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 120° ahead of it, in Revatī, 75% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 120° falls in Śukla Ekādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:394:39 AM–05:325:32 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:065:06 AM–06:266:26 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2411:24 AM–12:0612:06 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:321:32 PM–14:142:14 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:045:04 PM–17:315:31 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:045:04 PM–18:256:25 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:269:26 PM–22:5810:58 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:467:46 AM–09:059:05 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2510:25 AM–11:4511:45 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0612:06 PM–12:4912:49 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya12:1412:14 PM–13:461:46 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika13:051:05 PM–14:252:25 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:142:14 PM–14:572:57 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

Amṛta06:266:26 AM–07:467:46 AMgood
Kāla07:467:46 AM–09:059:05 AMavoid
Śubha09:059:05 AM–10:2510:25 AMgood
Roga10:2510:25 AM–11:4511:45 AMavoid
Udvega11:4511:45 AM–13:051:05 PMavoid
Cara13:051:05 PM–14:252:25 PMneutral
Lābha14:252:25 PM–15:453:45 PMgood
Amṛta15:453:45 PM–17:045:04 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:045:04 PM–18:456:45 PMneutral
Roga18:456:45 PM–20:258:25 PMavoid
Kāla20:258:25 PM–22:0510:05 PMavoid
Lābha22:0510:05 PM–23:4511:45 PMgood
Udvega23:4511:45 PM–25:261:26 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:261:26 AM+1–27:063:06 AM+1good
Amṛta27:063:06 AM+1–28:464:46 AM+1good
Cara28:464:46 AM+1–30:266:26 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:266:26 AM to 30:266:26 AM+1

06:266:26 AM sunrise17:045:04 PM sunsetsunrise 30:266:26 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Daśamīuntil 11:0711:07 AM
Ekādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 23:4411:44 PM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 13:231:23 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 11:0711:07 AM
Vaṇijauntil 22:1210:12 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:467:46 AM–09:059:05 AM
Abhijit 11:2411:24 AM–12:0612:06 PM
Pradoṣa 17:045:04 PM–18:516:51 PM
Niśītha 23:2111:21 PM–24:0912:09 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 09:059:05 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. EkādaśīTithi: Daśamī ends.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:0612:06 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 39 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:516:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0912:09 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Daśamī11:0711:07 AMEkādaśī
NakṣatraRevatī23:4411:44 PMAśvinī
YogaVyatīpāta13:231:23 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaGara11:0711:07 AMVaṇija
VāraSomavāra30:26 06:266:26 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 343
Day length
10 h 39 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
13:231:23 PM
Moonset
26:342:34 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:394:39 AM06:266:26 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:394:39 AM05:325:32 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:065:06 AM06:266:26 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:266:26 AM08:338:33 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:467:46 AM09:059:05 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:338:33 AM10:4110:41 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2510:25 AM11:4511:45 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2111:21 AM12:0912:09 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2411:24 AM12:0612:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0612:06 PM12:4912:49 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:1412:14 PM13:461:46 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4912:49 PM14:572:57 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:051:05 PM14:252:25 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:321:32 PM14:142:14 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:142:14 PM14:572:57 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:572:57 PM17:045:04 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:045:04 PM18:516:51 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:045:04 PM17:315:31 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:045:04 PM18:256:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:269:26 PM22:5810:58 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2111:21 PM24:0912:09 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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