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April 1979 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 23 April 1979 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī

Somavāra. Ekādaśī began at 08:538:53 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:256:25 AM.

Observed here on this day

Varūthinī Ekādaśī

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

At sunrise

05:325:32 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:256:25 AM

Ekādaśī gives way to Dvādaśī.

Noon

12:1712:17 PM

The Sun 63° above S. Day length 13 h 29 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1712:17 PM
At noon, 12:1712:17 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 315° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 14% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 315° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:084:08 AM–04:504:50 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:294:29 AM–05:325:32 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5011:50 AM–12:4412:44 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:322:32 PM–15:263:26 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:027:02 PM–19:237:23 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:027:02 PM–20:058:05 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:148:14 PM–21:439:43 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:137:13 AM–08:558:55 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3610:36 AM–12:1712:17 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:2011:20 AM–12:4912:49 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:4412:44 PM–13:381:38 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:581:58 PM–15:393:39 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:263:26 PM–16:204:20 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

Amṛta05:325:32 AM–07:137:13 AMgood
Kāla07:137:13 AM–08:558:55 AMavoid
Śubha08:558:55 AM–10:3610:36 AMgood
Roga10:3610:36 AM–12:1712:17 PMavoid
Udvega12:1712:17 PM–13:581:58 PMavoid
Cara13:581:58 PM–15:393:39 PMneutral
Lābha15:393:39 PM–17:205:20 PMgood
Amṛta17:205:20 PM–19:027:02 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:027:02 PM–20:208:20 PMneutral
Roga20:208:20 PM–21:399:39 PMavoid
Kāla21:399:39 PM–22:5810:58 PMavoid
Lābha22:5810:58 PM–24:1612:16 AM+1good
Udvega24:1612:16 AM+1–25:351:35 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:351:35 AM+1–26:542:54 AM+1good
Amṛta26:542:54 AM+1–28:124:12 AM+1good
Cara28:124:12 AM+1–29:315:31 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:325:32 AM to 29:315:31 AM+1

05:325:32 AM sunrise19:027:02 PM sunsetsunrise 29:315:31 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 06:256:25 AM
Dvādaśīuntil 27:563:56 AM+1
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 27:403:40 AM+1
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 12:4912:49 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 06:256:25 AM
Kaulavauntil 17:115:11 PM
Taitilauntil 27:563:56 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:137:13 AM–08:558:55 AM
Abhijit 11:5011:50 AM–12:4412:44 PM
Pradoṣa 19:027:02 PM–20:268:26 PM
Niśītha 23:5211:52 PM–24:4012:40 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:558:55 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:4412:44 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  7. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 13 h 29 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:268:26 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4012:40 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  12. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  13. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  14. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ekādaśī06:256:25 AMDvādaśī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā27:40 03:403:40 AM TueUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaBrahma12:4912:49 PMIndra
KaraṇaBālava06:256:25 AMKaulava
VāraSomavāra29:31 05:315:31 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2036
Śaka
1901
Kali
5080
Ahargaṇa
1 855 521
Day length
13 h 29 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
28:134:13 AM+1
Moonset
15:203:20 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:084:08 AM05:325:32 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:084:08 AM04:504:50 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:294:29 AM05:325:32 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:325:32 AM08:148:14 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:137:13 AM08:558:55 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:148:14 AM10:5610:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3610:36 AM12:1712:17 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:2011:20 AM12:4912:49 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5011:50 AM12:4412:44 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5311:53 AM12:4112:41 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4412:44 PM13:381:38 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:381:38 PM16:204:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:581:58 PM15:393:39 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:322:32 PM15:263:26 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:263:26 PM16:204:20 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:204:20 PM19:027:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:027:02 PM20:268:26 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:027:02 PM19:237:23 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:027:02 PM20:058:05 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:148:14 PM21:439:43 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5211:52 PM24:4012:40 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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