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Monday 20 October 1969 · Tehran, Iran

Āśvina Śukla Daśamī

Somavāra. Daśamī began at 20:538:53 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:546:54 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vijayā Daśamī · Dussehra

Daśamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:156:15 AM

Daśamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:197:19 AM

Śūla gives way to Gaṇḍa.

Noon

11:4911:49 AM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 11 h 08 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran11:4911:49 AM
At noon, 11:4911:49 AM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 116° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 72% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 116° falls in Śukla Daśamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:324:32 AM–05:245:24 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:584:58 AM–06:156:15 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2711:27 AM–12:1112:11 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:401:40 PM–14:252:25 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:142:14 PM–15:453:45 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:235:23 PM–17:495:49 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:235:23 PM–18:406:40 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:397:39 AM–09:029:02 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2510:25 AM–11:4911:49 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1112:11 PM–12:5612:56 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:121:12 PM–14:362:36 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:252:25 PM–15:093:09 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

Amṛta06:156:15 AM–07:397:39 AMgood
Kāla07:397:39 AM–09:029:02 AMavoid
Śubha09:029:02 AM–10:2510:25 AMgood
Roga10:2510:25 AM–11:4911:49 AMavoid
Udvega11:4911:49 AM–13:121:12 PMavoid
Cara13:121:12 PM–14:362:36 PMneutral
Lābha14:362:36 PM–15:593:59 PMgood
Amṛta15:593:59 PM–17:235:23 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:235:23 PM–18:596:59 PMneutral
Roga18:596:59 PM–20:368:36 PMavoid
Kāla20:368:36 PM–22:1310:13 PMavoid
Lābha22:1310:13 PM–23:4911:49 PMgood
Udvega23:4911:49 PM–25:261:26+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:261:26+1 AM–27:033:03+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:033:03+1 AM–28:394:39+1 AMgood
Cara28:394:39+1 AM–30:166:16+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:156:15 AM to 30:166:16+1 AM

06:156:15 AM sunrise17:235:23 PM sunsetsunrise 30:166:16+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Daśamīuntil 18:546:54 PM
Ekādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 24:0612:06+1 AM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 07:197:19 AM
Gaṇḍauntil 28:374:37+1 AM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 07:537:53 AM
Garauntil 18:546:54 PM
Vaṇijauntil 29:585:58+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:397:39 AM–09:029:02 AM
Abhijit 11:2711:27 AM–12:1112:11 PM
Pradoṣa 17:235:23 PM–19:067:06 PM
Niśītha 23:2511:25 PM–24:1312:13+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:029:02 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:1112:11 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 08 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:067:06 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. EkādaśīTithi: Daśamī ends.
  9. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1312:13+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  12. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  13. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  14. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Daśamī18:546:54 PMEkādaśī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā24:06 00:0612:06 AM TueŚatabhiṣā
YogaŚūla07:197:19 AMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaTaitila07:537:53 AMGara
VāraSomavāra30:16 06:166:16 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Āśvina
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2026
Śaka
1891
Kali
5070
Ahargaṇa
1 852 049
Day length
11 h 08 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
14:492:49 PM
Moonset
25:431:43+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:324:32 AM06:156:15 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:324:32 AM05:245:24 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:584:58 AM06:156:15 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:156:15 AM08:298:29 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:397:39 AM09:029:02 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:298:29 AM10:4210:42 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2510:25 AM11:4911:49 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2511:25 AM12:1312:13 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2711:27 AM12:1112:11 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1112:11 PM12:5612:56 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5612:56 PM15:093:09 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:121:12 PM14:362:36 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:401:40 PM14:252:25 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:142:14 PM15:453:45 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:252:25 PM15:093:09 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:093:09 PM17:235:23 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:235:23 PM19:067:06 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:235:23 PM17:495:49 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:235:23 PM18:406:40 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2511:25 PM24:1312:13+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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