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Tuesday 21 December 2004 · Surat, Gujarat, India

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Daśamī

Maṅgalavāra. Daśamī began at 10:0110:01 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:4610:46 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:127:12 AM

Daśamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:4610:46 AM

Daśamī gives way to Ekādaśī.

Noon

12:3712:37 PM

The Sun 45° above S. Day length 10 h 50 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonSurat12:3712:37 PM
At noon, 12:3712:37 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 121° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 76% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 121° falls in Śukla Ekādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:265:26 AM–06:196:19 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:535:53 AM–07:127:12 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1512:15 PM–12:5912:59 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:252:25 PM–15:093:09 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:415:41 PM–19:247:24 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:026:02 PM–18:286:28 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:026:02 PM–19:217:21 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:229:22 AM–10:0510:05 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:549:54 AM–11:1611:16 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:3712:37 PM–13:581:58 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:193:19 PM–16:414:41 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:069:06 PM–22:4810:48 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:1811:18 PM–24:1112:11+1 AMan 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

Roga07:127:12 AM–08:338:33 AMavoid
Udvega08:338:33 AM–09:549:54 AMavoid
Cara09:549:54 AM–11:1611:16 AMneutral
Lābha11:1611:16 AM–12:3712:37 PMgood
Amṛta12:3712:37 PM–13:581:58 PMgood
Kāla13:581:58 PM–15:193:19 PMavoid
Śubha15:193:19 PM–16:414:41 PMgood
Roga16:414:41 PM–18:026:02 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:026:02 PM–19:417:41 PMavoid
Lābha19:417:41 PM–21:209:20 PMgood
Udvega21:209:20 PM–22:5810:58 PMavoid
Śubha22:5810:58 PM–24:3712:37+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:3712:37+1 AM–26:162:16+1 AMgood
Cara26:162:16+1 AM–27:553:55+1 AMneutral
Roga27:553:55+1 AM–29:335:33+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:335:33+1 AM–31:127:12+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:127:12 AM to 31:127:12+1 AM

07:127:12 AM sunrise18:026:02 PM sunsetsunrise 31:127:12+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Daśamīuntil 10:4610:46 AM
Ekādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 25:221:22+1 AM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 13:591:59 PM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 10:4610:46 AM
Vaṇijauntil 23:2111:21 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1512:15 PM–12:5912:59 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:193:19 PM–16:414:41 PM
Pradoṣa 18:026:02 PM–19:477:47 PM
Niśītha 24:1312:13+1 AM–25:011:01+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. EkādaśīTithi: Daśamī ends.
  3. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:5912:59 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:414:41 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 50 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:477:47 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:011:01+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Daśamī10:4610:46 AMEkādaśī
NakṣatraAśvinī25:22 01:221:22 AM WedBharaṇī
YogaParigha13:591:59 PMŚiva
KaraṇaGara10:4610:46 AMVaṇija
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:12 07:127:12 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 895
Day length
10 h 50 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
14:182:18 PM
Moonset
27:203:20+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:265:26 AM07:127:12 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:265:26 AM06:196:19 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:535:53 AM07:127:12 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:127:12 AM09:229:22 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:229:22 AM11:3211:32 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:229:22 AM10:0510:05 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:549:54 AM11:1611:16 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1312:13 PM13:011:01 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1512:15 PM12:5912:59 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:3712:37 PM13:581:58 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:421:42 PM15:523:52 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:252:25 PM15:093:09 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:193:19 PM16:414:41 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:523:52 PM18:026:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:415:41 PM19:247:24 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:026:02 PM19:477:47 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:026:02 PM18:286:28 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:026:02 PM19:217:21 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:069:06 PM22:4810:48 PMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:1811:18 PM24:1112:11+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:1312:13+1 AM25:011:01+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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