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Sunday 21 December 2008 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Daśamī

Ravivāra. Daśamī began at 02:192:19 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:393:39 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:336:33 AM

Daśamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:552:55 PM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

11:5111:51 AM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:5111:51 AM
At noon, 11:5111:51 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 293° ahead of it, in Citrā, 31% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 293° falls in Kṛṣṇa Daśamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:464:46 AM–05:405:40 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:135:13 AM–06:336:33 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3011:30 AM–12:1312:13 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:371:37 PM–14:202:20 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:095:09 PM–17:365:36 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:095:09 PM–18:306:30 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:009:00 PM–22:4310:43 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Varjya10:4010:40 AM–12:2312:23 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:5111:51 AM–13:111:11 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika14:302:30 PM–15:503:50 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:443:44 PM–16:274:27 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla15:503:50 PM–17:095:09 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Udvega06:336:33 AM–07:537:53 AMavoid
Cara07:537:53 AM–09:129:12 AMneutral
Lābha09:129:12 AM–10:3210:32 AMgood
Amṛta10:3210:32 AM–11:5111:51 AMgood
Kāla11:5111:51 AM–13:111:11 PMavoid
Śubha13:111:11 PM–14:302:30 PMgood
Roga14:302:30 PM–15:503:50 PMavoid
Udvega15:503:50 PM–17:095:09 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha17:095:09 PM–18:506:50 PMgood
Amṛta18:506:50 PM–20:308:30 PMgood
Cara20:308:30 PM–22:1110:11 PMneutral
Roga22:1110:11 PM–23:5211:52 PMavoid
Kāla23:5211:52 PM–25:321:32 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:321:32 AM+1–27:133:13 AM+1good
Udvega27:133:13 AM+1–28:534:53 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:534:53 AM+1–30:346:34 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:336:33 AM to 30:346:34 AM+1

06:336:33 AM sunrise17:095:09 PM sunsetsunrise 30:346:34 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Daśamīuntil 27:393:39 AM+1
Ekādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 27:533:53 AM+1
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 16:054:05 PM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 14:552:55 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 27:393:39 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3011:30 AM–12:1312:13 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:503:50 PM–17:095:09 PM
Pradoṣa 17:095:09 PM–18:576:57 PM
Niśītha 23:2811:28 PM–24:1612:16 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:1312:13 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:095:09 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  5. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 36 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:576:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:1612:16 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. EkādaśīTithi: Daśamī ends.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Daśamī27:39 03:393:39 AM MonEkādaśī
NakṣatraCitrā27:53 03:533:53 AM MonSvātī
YogaŚobhana16:054:05 PMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaVaṇija14:552:55 PMViṣṭi
VāraRavivāra30:34 06:346:34 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 356
Day length
10 h 36 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
26:052:05 AM+1
Moonset
12:4212:42 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:464:46 AM06:336:33 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:464:46 AM05:405:40 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:135:13 AM06:336:33 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:336:33 AM08:418:41 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:418:41 AM10:4810:48 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:4010:40 AM12:2312:23 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2711:27 AM12:1512:15 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3011:30 AM12:1312:13 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:5111:51 AM13:111:11 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5512:55 PM15:023:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:371:37 PM14:202:20 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:302:30 PM15:503:50 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:023:02 PM17:095:09 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:443:44 PM16:274:27 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:503:50 PM17:095:09 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk17:095:09 PM18:576:57 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:095:09 PM17:365:36 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:095:09 PM18:306:30 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:009:00 PM22:4310:43 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2811:28 PM24:1612:16 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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