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Thursday 18 April 1974 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī

Guruvāra. Ekādaśī began at 16:444:44 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:176:17 PM.

Observed here on this day

Varūthinī Ekādaśī

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

At sunrise

05:395:39 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:294:29 PM

Śukla gives way to Brahma.

Noon

12:1812:18 PM

The Sun 62° above S. Day length 13 h 18 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1812:18 PM
At noon, 12:1812:18 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 309° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 18% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 309° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:134:13 AM–04:564:56 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:354:35 AM–05:395:39 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5111:51 AM–12:4512:45 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:312:31 PM–15:243:24 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:155:15 PM–18:596:59 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:576:57 PM–19:187:18 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:576:57 PM–20:018:01 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:395:39 AM–07:197:19 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya06:526:52 AM–08:368:36 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika08:588:58 AM–10:3810:38 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:0510:05 AM–10:5810:58 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:581:58 PM–15:373:37 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:243:24 PM–16:174:17 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

Śubha05:395:39 AM–07:197:19 AMgood
Roga07:197:19 AM–08:588:58 AMavoid
Udvega08:588:58 AM–10:3810:38 AMavoid
Cara10:3810:38 AM–12:1812:18 PMneutral
Lābha12:1812:18 PM–13:581:58 PMgood
Amṛta13:581:58 PM–15:373:37 PMgood
Kāla15:373:37 PM–17:175:17 PMavoid
Śubha17:175:17 PM–18:576:57 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:576:57 PM–20:178:17 PMgood
Cara20:178:17 PM–21:379:37 PMneutral
Roga21:379:37 PM–22:5710:57 PMavoid
Kāla22:5710:57 PM–24:1712:17 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:1712:17 AM+1–25:371:37 AM+1good
Udvega25:371:37 AM+1–26:572:57 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:572:57 AM+1–28:174:17 AM+1good
Amṛta28:174:17 AM+1–29:375:37 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:395:39 AM to 29:375:37 AM+1

05:395:39 AM sunrise18:576:57 PM sunsetsunrise 29:375:37 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 18:176:17 PM
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 25:031:03 AM+1
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 16:294:29 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 18:176:17 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5111:51 AM–12:4512:45 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:581:58 PM–15:373:37 PM
Pradoṣa 18:576:57 PM–20:228:22 PM
Niśītha 23:5311:53 PM–24:4112:41 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:4512:45 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:373:37 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  5. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  6. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 18 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:228:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4112:41 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  11. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ekādaśī18:176:17 PMDvādaśī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā25:03 01:031:03 AM FriPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaŚukla16:294:29 PMBrahma
KaraṇaBālava18:176:17 PMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra29:37 05:375:37 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2031
Śaka
1896
Kali
5075
Ahargaṇa
1 853 690
Day length
13 h 18 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
27:353:35 AM+1
Moonset
14:522:52 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:134:13 AM05:395:39 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:134:13 AM04:564:56 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:354:35 AM05:395:39 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:395:39 AM08:198:19 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:395:39 AM07:197:19 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:526:52 AM08:368:36 AMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:198:19 AM10:5810:58 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:588:58 AM10:3810:38 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0510:05 AM10:5810:58 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5111:51 AM12:4512:45 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5411:54 AM12:4212:42 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:381:38 PM16:174:17 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:581:58 PM15:373:37 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:312:31 PM15:243:24 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:243:24 PM16:174:17 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:174:17 PM18:576:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:155:15 PM18:596:59 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:576:57 PM20:228:22 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:576:57 PM19:187:18 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:576:57 PM20:018:01 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5311:53 PM24:4112:41 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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