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Sunday 16 January 2000 · Surat, Gujarat, India

Pauṣa Śukla Daśamī

Ravivāra. Daśamī began at 04:404:40 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:212:21+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

Kept the day after Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:197:19 AM

Daśamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:079:07 AM

Sādhya gives way to Śubha.

Noon

12:4812:48 PM

The Sun 48° above S. Day length 10 h 59 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonSurat12:4812:48 PM
At noon, 12:4812:48 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 112° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 69% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 112° falls in Śukla Daśamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:355:35 AM–06:276:27 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:016:01 AM–07:197:19 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2612:26 PM–13:101:10 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla12:3812:38 PM–14:092:09 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:382:38 PM–15:223:22 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:186:18 PM–18:446:44 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:186:18 PM–19:367:36 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:4812:48 PM–14:112:11 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:333:33 PM–16:554:55 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:504:50 PM–17:345:34 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla16:554:55 PM–18:186:18 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya28:124:12+1 AM–29:415:41+1 AMa 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

Udvega07:197:19 AM–08:418:41 AMavoid
Cara08:418:41 AM–10:0410:04 AMneutral
Lābha10:0410:04 AM–11:2611:26 AMgood
Amṛta11:2611:26 AM–12:4812:48 PMgood
Kāla12:4812:48 PM–14:112:11 PMavoid
Śubha14:112:11 PM–15:333:33 PMgood
Roga15:333:33 PM–16:554:55 PMavoid
Udvega16:554:55 PM–18:186:18 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:186:18 PM–19:557:55 PMgood
Amṛta19:557:55 PM–21:339:33 PMgood
Cara21:339:33 PM–23:1111:11 PMneutral
Roga23:1111:11 PM–24:4812:48+1 AMavoid
Kāla24:4812:48+1 AM–26:262:26+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:262:26+1 AM–28:044:04+1 AMgood
Udvega28:044:04+1 AM–29:415:41+1 AMavoid
Śubha29:415:41+1 AM–31:197:19+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:197:19 AM to 31:197:19+1 AM

07:197:19 AM sunrise18:186:18 PM sunsetsunrise 31:197:19+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Daśamīuntil 26:212:21+1 AM
Ekādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 17:105:10 PM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 09:079:07 AM
Śubhauntil 29:555:55+1 AM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 15:353:35 PM
Garauntil 26:212:21+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2612:26 PM–13:101:10 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:554:55 PM–18:186:18 PM
Pradoṣa 18:186:18 PM–20:028:02 PM
Niśītha 24:2412:24+1 AM–25:121:12+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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:101:10 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:186:18 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 59 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:028:02 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:121:12+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. EkādaśīTithi: Daśamī ends.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  13. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Daśamī26:21 02:212:21 AM MonEkādaśī
NakṣatraBharaṇī17:105:10 PMKṛttikā
YogaSādhya09:079:07 AMŚubha
KaraṇaTaitila15:353:35 PMGara
VāraRavivāra31:19 07:197:19 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2056
Śaka
1921
Kali
5100
Ahargaṇa
1 863 094
Day length
10 h 59 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
13:511:51 PM
Moonset
26:582:58+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:355:35 AM07:197:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:355:35 AM06:276:27 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:016:01 AM07:197:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:197:19 AM09:319:31 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:319:31 AM11:4211:42 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2412:24 PM13:121:12 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2612:26 PM13:101:10 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:3812:38 PM14:092:09 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:4812:48 PM14:112:11 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:541:54 PM16:064:06 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:382:38 PM15:223:22 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:333:33 PM16:554:55 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:064:06 PM18:186:18 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:504:50 PM17:345:34 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:554:55 PM18:186:18 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk18:186:18 PM20:028:02 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:186:18 PM18:446:44 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:186:18 PM19:367:36 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:2412:24+1 AM25:121:12+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:124:12+1 AM29:415:41+1 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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