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January 2003 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 13 January 2003 · Surat, Gujarat, India

Pauṣa Śukla Daśamī

Somavāra. Daśamī began at 10:4210:42 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:061:06 PM.

Observed here on this day

Bhogi

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

At sunrise

07:197:19 AM

Daśamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:508:50 AM

Bharaṇī gives way to Kṛttikā.

Noon

12:4712:47 PM

The Sun 47° above S. Day length 10 h 57 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonSurat12:4712:47 PM
At noon, 12:4712:47 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 120° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 75% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 120° falls in Śukla Daśamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:345:34 AM–06:266:26 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:006:00 AM–07:197:19 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2512:25 PM–13:091:09 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:372:37 PM–15:213:21 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:166:16 PM–18:426:42 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:166:16 PM–19:347:34 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:418:41 AM–10:0310:03 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:2511:25 AM–12:4712:47 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:091:09 PM–13:531:53 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:092:09 PM–15:323:32 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:213:21 PM–16:044:04 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya22:0410:04 PM–23:5011:50 PMa 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

Amṛta07:197:19 AM–08:418:41 AMgood
Kāla08:418:41 AM–10:0310:03 AMavoid
Śubha10:0310:03 AM–11:2511:25 AMgood
Roga11:2511:25 AM–12:4712:47 PMavoid
Udvega12:4712:47 PM–14:092:09 PMavoid
Cara14:092:09 PM–15:323:32 PMneutral
Lābha15:323:32 PM–16:544:54 PMgood
Amṛta16:544:54 PM–18:166:16 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:166:16 PM–19:547:54 PMneutral
Roga19:547:54 PM–21:329:32 PMavoid
Kāla21:329:32 PM–23:0911:09 PMavoid
Lābha23:0911:09 PM–24:4712:47 AM+1good
Udvega24:4712:47 AM+1–26:252:25 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:252:25 AM+1–28:034:03 AM+1good
Amṛta28:034:03 AM+1–29:415:41 AM+1good
Cara29:415:41 AM+1–31:197:19 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

07:197:19 AM sunrise18:166:16 PM sunsetsunrise 31:197:19 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Daśamīuntil 13:061:06 PM
Ekādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 08:508:50 AM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 29:435:43 AM+1
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 13:061:06 PM
Vaṇijauntil 26:082:08 AM+1
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:418:41 AM–10:0310:03 AM
Abhijit 12:2512:25 PM–13:091:09 PM
Pradoṣa 18:166:16 PM–20:008:00 PM
Niśītha 24:2312:23 AM+1–25:111:11 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 10:0310:03 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:091:09 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. EkādaśīTithi: Daśamī ends.
  6. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 57 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:008:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:111:11 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Daśamī13:061:06 PMEkādaśī
NakṣatraBharaṇī08:508:50 AMKṛttikā
YogaŚubha29:43 05:435:43 AM TueŚukla
KaraṇaGara13:061:06 PMVaṇija
VāraSomavāra31:19 07:197:19 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 864 187
Day length
10 h 57 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
14:082:08 PM
Moonset
27:283:28 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:345:34 AM07:197:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:345:34 AM06:266:26 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:006:00 AM07:197:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:197:19 AM09:309:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:418:41 AM10:0310:03 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:309:30 AM11:4211:42 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:2511:25 AM12:4712:47 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:2312:23 PM13:111:11 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2512:25 PM13:091:09 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:091:09 PM13:531:53 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:531:53 PM16:044:04 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:092:09 PM15:323:32 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:372:37 PM15:213:21 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:213:21 PM16:044:04 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:044:04 PM18:166:16 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:166:16 PM20:008:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:166:16 PM18:426:42 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:166:16 PM19:347:34 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:0410:04 PM23:5011:50 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:2312:23 AM+125:111:11 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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