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Tuesday 24 December 1940 · Tehran, Iran

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Daśamī

Maṅgalavāra. Daśamī began at 14:162:16 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:0212:02 PM.

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

07:307:30 AM

Citrā gives way to Svātī.

Noon

12:0412:04 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:0412:04 PM
At noon, 12:0412:04 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 300° ahead of it, in Svātī, 25% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 300° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:185:18 AM–06:156:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:465:46 AM–07:127:12 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4411:44 AM–12:2312:23 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:411:41 PM–14:202:20 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:564:56 PM–17:245:24 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:564:56 PM–18:226:22 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:389:38 PM–23:0711:07 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:099:09 AM–09:489:48 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:389:38 AM–10:5110:51 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0412:04 PM–13:171:17 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:4212:42 PM–14:112:11 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:302:30 PM–15:433:43 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:3810:38 PM–23:3611:36 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

Roga07:127:12 AM–08:258:25 AMavoid
Udvega08:258:25 AM–09:389:38 AMavoid
Cara09:389:38 AM–10:5110:51 AMneutral
Lābha10:5110:51 AM–12:0412:04 PMgood
Amṛta12:0412:04 PM–13:171:17 PMgood
Kāla13:171:17 PM–14:302:30 PMavoid
Śubha14:302:30 PM–15:433:43 PMgood
Roga15:433:43 PM–16:564:56 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:564:56 PM–18:436:43 PMavoid
Lābha18:436:43 PM–20:308:30 PMgood
Udvega20:308:30 PM–22:1710:17 PMavoid
Śubha22:1710:17 PM–24:0412:04+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:0412:04+1 AM–25:511:51+1 AMgood
Cara25:511:51+1 AM–27:383:38+1 AMneutral
Roga27:383:38+1 AM–29:255:25+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:255:25+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 sunrise16:564:56 PM sunsetsunrise 31:127:12+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Daśamīuntil 12:0212:02 PM
Ekādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 07:307:30 AM
Svātīuntil 29:495:49+1 AM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 14:002:00 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 12:0212:02 PM
Bavauntil 22:5110:51 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4411:44 AM–12:2312:23 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:302:30 PM–15:433:43 PM
Pradoṣa 16:564:56 PM–18:506:50 PM
Niśītha 23:4011:40 PM–24:2812:28+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. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2312:23 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. EkādaśīTithi: Daśamī ends.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  7. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:433:43 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  8. SunsetDay length 9 h 44 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 18:506:50 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2812:28+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Daśamī12:0212:02 PMEkādaśī
NakṣatraCitrā07:307:30 AMSvātī
YogaAtigaṇḍa14:002:00 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaViṣṭi12:0212:02 PMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:12 07:127:12 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1997
Śaka
1862
Kali
5041
Ahargaṇa
1 841 522
Day length
9 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
27:103:10+1 AM
Moonset
13:271:27 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:185:18 AM07:127:12 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:185:18 AM06:156:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:465:46 AM07:127:12 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:127:12 AM09:099:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:099:09 AM11:0611:06 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:099:09 AM09:489:48 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:389:38 AM10:5110:51 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4011:40 AM12:2812:28 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4411:44 AM12:2312:23 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0412:04 PM13:171:17 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:4212:42 PM14:112:11 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:021:02 PM14:592:59 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:411:41 PM14:202:20 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:302:30 PM15:433:43 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:592:59 PM16:564:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:564:56 PM18:506:50 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:564:56 PM17:245:24 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:564:56 PM18:226:22 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:389:38 PM23:0711:07 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3810:38 PM23:3611:36 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4011:40 PM24:2812:28+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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