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Sunday 16 January 2000 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Pauṣa Śukla Daśamī

Ravivāra. Daśamī began at 07:107:10 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:514:51 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

Kept the day after Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

08:258:25 AM

Daśamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:3711:37 AM

Sādhya gives way to Śubha.

Noon

13:221:22 PM

The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 56 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:221:22 PM
At noon, 13:221:22 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 111° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 68% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 111° falls in Śukla Daśamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:326:32 AM–07:287:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā07:007:00 AM–08:258:25 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit13:031:03 PM–13:421:42 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:023:02 PM–15:423:42 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:083:08 PM–16:394:39 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:206:20 PM–18:496:49 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:206:20 PM–19:457:45 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa13:231:23 PM–14:372:37 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:523:52 PM–17:065:06 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta17:015:01 PM–17:415:41 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla17:065:06 PM–18:206:20 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya30:426:42 AM+1–32:118:11 AM+1a stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Udvega08:258:25 AM–09:399:39 AMavoid
Cara09:399:39 AM–10:5410:54 AMneutral
Lābha10:5410:54 AM–12:0812:08 PMgood
Amṛta12:0812:08 PM–13:231:23 PMgood
Kāla13:231:23 PM–14:372:37 PMavoid
Śubha14:372:37 PM–15:523:52 PMgood
Roga15:523:52 PM–17:065:06 PMavoid
Udvega17:065:06 PM–18:206:20 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:206:20 PM–20:068:06 PMgood
Amṛta20:068:06 PM–21:519:51 PMgood
Cara21:519:51 PM–23:3711:37 PMneutral
Roga23:3711:37 PM–25:221:22 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:221:22 AM+1–27:083:08 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:083:08 AM+1–28:534:53 AM+1good
Udvega28:534:53 AM+1–30:396:39 AM+1avoid
Śubha30:396:39 AM+1–32:248:24 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:258:25 AM to 32:248:24 AM+1

08:258:25 AM sunrise18:206:20 PM sunsetsunrise 32:248:24 AM+1
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Daśamīuntil 28:514:51 AM+1
Ekādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 19:407:40 PM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 11:3711:37 AM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 18:056:05 PM
Garauntil 28:514:51 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 13:031:03 PM–13:421:42 PM
Rāhu kāla 17:065:06 PM–18:206:20 PM
Pradoṣa 18:206:20 PM–20:138:13 PM
Niśītha 24:5812:58 AM+1–25:461:46 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:421:42 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:206:20 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  5. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 56 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:138:13 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:461:46 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. EkādaśīTithi: Daśamī ends.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Daśamī28:51 04:514:51 AM MonEkādaśī
NakṣatraBharaṇī19:407:40 PMKṛttikā
YogaSādhya11:3711:37 AMŚubha
KaraṇaTaitila18:056:05 PMGara
VāraRavivāra32:24 08:248:24 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2056
Śaka
1921
Kali
5100
Ahargaṇa
1 863 094
Day length
9 h 56 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
14:042:04 PM
Moonset
27:493:49 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:326:32 AM08:258:25 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:326:32 AM07:287:28 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight07:007:00 AM08:258:25 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:258:25 AM10:2410:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon10:2410:24 AM12:2312:23 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:5912:59 PM13:471:47 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta13:031:03 PM13:421:42 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:231:23 PM14:372:37 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:222:22 PM16:214:21 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:023:02 PM15:423:42 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:083:08 PM16:394:39 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:523:52 PM17:065:06 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:214:21 PM18:206:20 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta17:015:01 PM17:415:41 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day17:065:06 PM18:206:20 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk18:206:20 PM20:138:13 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:206:20 PM18:496:49 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:206:20 PM19:457:45 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:5812:58 AM+125:461:46 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra30:426:42 AM+132:118:11 AM+1sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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