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Friday 5 January 1940 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī

Śukravāra. Ekādaśī began at 21:449:44 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:039:03 PM.

Observed here on this day

Saphalā Ekādaśī

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:377:37 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:418:41 AM

Dhṛti gives way to Śūla.

Noon

12:2312:23 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 31 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2312:23 PM
At noon, 12:2312:23 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 308° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 20% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 308° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:425:42 AM–06:396:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:116:11 AM–07:377:37 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0412:04 PM–12:4212:42 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla12:4912:49 PM–14:252:25 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:581:58 PM–14:362:36 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:095:09 PM–17:385:38 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:095:09 PM–18:366:36 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika08:498:49 AM–10:0010:00 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:329:32 AM–10:1010:10 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:1211:12 AM–12:2312:23 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4212:42 PM–13:201:20 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:462:46 PM–15:573:57 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya25:391:39 AM+1–27:163:16 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

Cara07:377:37 AM–08:498:49 AMneutral
Lābha08:498:49 AM–10:0010:00 AMgood
Amṛta10:0010:00 AM–11:1211:12 AMgood
Kāla11:1211:12 AM–12:2312:23 PMavoid
Śubha12:2312:23 PM–13:351:35 PMgood
Roga13:351:35 PM–14:462:46 PMavoid
Udvega14:462:46 PM–15:573:57 PMavoid
Cara15:573:57 PM–17:095:09 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga17:095:09 PM–18:576:57 PMavoid
Kāla18:576:57 PM–20:468:46 PMavoid
Lābha20:468:46 PM–22:3510:35 PMgood
Udvega22:3510:35 PM–24:2312:23 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:2312:23 AM+1–26:122:12 AM+1good
Amṛta26:122:12 AM+1–28:004:00 AM+1good
Cara28:004:00 AM+1–29:495:49 AM+1neutral
Roga29:495:49 AM+1–31:377:37 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:377:37 AM to 31:377:37 AM+1

07:377:37 AM sunrise17:095:09 PM sunsetsunrise 31:377:37 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 21:039:03 PM
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 21:369:36 PM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 08:418:41 AM
Śūlauntil 31:037:03 AM+1
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 09:219:21 AM
Bālavauntil 21:039:03 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:1211:12 AM–12:2312:23 PM
Abhijit 12:0412:04 PM–12:4212:42 PM
Pradoṣa 17:095:09 PM–19:057:05 PM
Niśītha 23:5911:59 PM–24:4712:47 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. SunriseEkādaśī holds. Śukravāra begins.
  2. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:2312:23 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:4212:42 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 31 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:057:05 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4712:47 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  13. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ekādaśī21:039:03 PMDvādaśī
NakṣatraViśākhā21:369:36 PMAnurādhā
YogaDhṛti08:418:41 AMŚūla
KaraṇaBava09:219:21 AMBālava
VāraŚukravāra31:37 07:377:37 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1996
Śaka
1861
Kali
5040
Ahargaṇa
1 841 168
Day length
9 h 31 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
28:164:16 AM+1
Moonset
13:481:48 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:425:42 AM07:377:37 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:425:42 AM06:396:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:116:11 AM07:377:37 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:377:37 AM09:329:32 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:498:49 AM10:0010:00 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:329:32 AM11:2611:26 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:329:32 AM10:1010:10 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:1211:12 AM12:2312:23 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5911:59 AM12:4712:47 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0412:04 PM12:4212:42 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4212:42 PM13:201:20 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:4912:49 PM14:252:25 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:201:20 PM15:153:15 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:581:58 PM14:362:36 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:462:46 PM15:573:57 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:153:15 PM17:095:09 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:095:09 PM19:057:05 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:095:09 PM17:385:38 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:095:09 PM18:366:36 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5911:59 PM24:4712:47 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:391:39 AM+127:163:16 AM+1sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
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