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Monday 8 December 2008 · Tehran, Iran

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Daśamī

Somavāra. Daśamī began at 12:4812:48 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:3711:37 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:027:02 AM

Daśamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:3711:37 AM

Daśamī gives way to Ekādaśī.

Noon

11:5611:56 AM

The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 49 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran11:5611:56 AM
At noon, 11:5611:56 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 120° ahead of it, in Revatī, 75% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 120° falls in Śukla Ekādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:085:08 AM–06:056:05 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:375:37 AM–07:027:02 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3711:37 AM–12:1612:16 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:341:34 PM–14:142:14 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:514:51 PM–17:195:19 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:514:51 PM–18:166:16 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:569:56 PM–23:2811:28 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:168:16 AM–09:299:29 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4310:43 AM–11:5611:56 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1612:16 PM–12:5512:55 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya12:4412:44 PM–14:162:16 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika13:101:10 PM–14:232:23 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:142:14 PM–14:532:53 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

Amṛta07:027:02 AM–08:168:16 AMgood
Kāla08:168:16 AM–09:299:29 AMavoid
Śubha09:299:29 AM–10:4310:43 AMgood
Roga10:4310:43 AM–11:5611:56 AMavoid
Udvega11:5611:56 AM–13:101:10 PMavoid
Cara13:101:10 PM–14:232:23 PMneutral
Lābha14:232:23 PM–15:373:37 PMgood
Amṛta15:373:37 PM–16:514:51 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:514:51 PM–18:376:37 PMneutral
Roga18:376:37 PM–20:248:24 PMavoid
Kāla20:248:24 PM–22:1010:10 PMavoid
Lābha22:1010:10 PM–23:5711:57 PMgood
Udvega23:5711:57 PM–25:431:43+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:431:43+1 AM–27:303:30+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:303:30+1 AM–29:165:16+1 AMgood
Cara29:165:16+1 AM–31:037:03+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:027:02 AM to 31:037:03+1 AM

07:027:02 AM sunrise16:514:51 PM sunsetsunrise 31:037:03+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Daśamīuntil 11:3711:37 AM
Ekādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 24:1412:14+1 AM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 13:531:53 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 11:3711:37 AM
Vaṇijauntil 22:4210:42 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:168:16 AM–09:299:29 AM
Abhijit 11:3711:37 AM–12:1612:16 PM
Pradoṣa 16:514:51 PM–18:446:44 PM
Niśītha 23:3311:33 PM–24:2112:21+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. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:299:29 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. EkādaśīTithi: Daśamī ends.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:1612:16 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 49 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:446:44 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2112:21+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Daśamī11:3711:37 AMEkādaśī
NakṣatraRevatī24:14 00:1412:14 AM TueAśvinī
YogaVyatīpāta13:531:53 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaGara11:3711:37 AMVaṇija
VāraSomavāra31:03 07:037:03 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 343
Day length
9 h 49 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
13:211:21 PM
Moonset
27:003:00+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:085:08 AM07:027:02 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:085:08 AM06:056:05 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:375:37 AM07:027:02 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:027:02 AM09:009:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:168:16 AM09:299:29 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:009:00 AM10:5710:57 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4310:43 AM11:5611:56 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3211:32 AM12:2012:20 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3711:37 AM12:1612:16 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1612:16 PM12:5512:55 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:4412:44 PM14:162:16 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5512:55 PM14:532:53 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:101:10 PM14:232:23 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:341:34 PM14:142:14 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:142:14 PM14:532:53 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:532:53 PM16:514:51 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:514:51 PM18:446:44 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:514:51 PM17:195:19 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:514:51 PM18:166:16 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:569:56 PM23:2811:28 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3311:33 PM24:2112:21+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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