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Thursday 19 December 1996 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Daśamī

Guruvāra. Daśamī began at 03:363:36 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:512:51 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

08:218:21 AM

Daśamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:2012:20 PM

Varīyān gives way to Parigha.

Noon

13:101:10 PM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 39 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:101:10 PM
At noon, 13:101:10 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 113° ahead of it, in Revatī, 69% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 113° falls in Śukla Daśamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:266:26 AM–07:237:23 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:546:54 AM–08:218:21 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:5112:51 PM–13:291:29 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:472:47 PM–15:253:25 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:394:39 PM–18:146:14 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:006:00 PM–18:286:28 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:006:00 PM–19:267:26 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:218:21 AM–09:339:33 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4510:45 AM–11:5811:58 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:3411:34 AM–12:1212:12 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:222:22 PM–15:353:35 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:253:25 PM–16:044:04 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

Śubha08:218:21 AM–09:339:33 AMgood
Roga09:339:33 AM–10:4510:45 AMavoid
Udvega10:4510:45 AM–11:5811:58 AMavoid
Cara11:5811:58 AM–13:101:10 PMneutral
Lābha13:101:10 PM–14:222:22 PMgood
Amṛta14:222:22 PM–15:353:35 PMgood
Kāla15:353:35 PM–16:474:47 PMavoid
Śubha16:474:47 PM–18:006:00 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:006:00 PM–19:477:47 PMgood
Cara19:477:47 PM–21:359:35 PMneutral
Roga21:359:35 PM–23:2311:23 PMavoid
Kāla23:2311:23 PM–25:101:10 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:101:10 AM+1–26:582:58 AM+1good
Udvega26:582:58 AM+1–28:464:46 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:464:46 AM+1–30:336:33 AM+1good
Amṛta30:336:33 AM+1–32:218:21 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:218:21 AM to 32:218:21 AM+1

08:218:21 AM sunrise18:006:00 PM sunsetsunrise 32:218:21 AM+1
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Daśamīuntil 26:512:51 AM+1
Ekādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 19:017:01 PM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 12:2012:20 PM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 15:113:11 PM
Garauntil 26:512:51 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:5112:51 PM–13:291:29 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:222:22 PM–15:353:35 PM
Pradoṣa 18:006:00 PM–19:547:54 PM
Niśītha 24:4612:46 AM+1–25:341:34 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:291:29 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:353:35 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 39 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:547:54 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:341:34 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. EkādaśīTithi: Daśamī ends.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Daśamī26:51 02:512:51 AM FriEkādaśī
NakṣatraRevatī19:017:01 PMAśvinī
YogaVarīyān12:2012:20 PMParigha
KaraṇaTaitila15:113:11 PMGara
VāraGuruvāra32:21 08:218:21 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 971
Day length
9 h 39 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
14:232:23 PM
Moonset
27:323:32 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:266:26 AM08:218:21 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:266:26 AM07:237:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:546:54 AM08:218:21 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:218:21 AM10:1610:16 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:218:21 AM09:339:33 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:1610:16 AM12:1212:12 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4510:45 AM11:5811:58 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:3411:34 AM12:1212:12 PM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4612:46 PM13:341:34 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5112:51 PM13:291:29 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:082:08 PM16:044:04 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:222:22 PM15:353:35 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:472:47 PM15:253:25 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:253:25 PM16:044:04 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:044:04 PM18:006:00 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:394:39 PM18:146:14 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:006:00 PM19:547:54 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:006:00 PM18:286:28 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:006:00 PM19:267:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:4612:46 AM+125:341:34 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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