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April 1968 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 22 April 1968 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī

Somavāra. Ekādaśī began at 00:5512:55 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:441:44 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Varūthinī Ekādaśī

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

At sunrise

05:005:00 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

05:095:09 AM

Śukla gives way to Brahma.

Noon

11:4911:49 AM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 13 h 39 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChicago11:4911:49 AM
At noon, 11:4911:49 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 305° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 21% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 305° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:373:37 AM–04:184:18 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:573:57 AM–05:005:00 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2211:22 AM–12:1712:17 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:062:06 PM–15:013:01 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:402:40 PM–16:214:21 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:396:39 PM–19:007:00 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:396:39 PM–19:417:41 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla06:426:42 AM–08:258:25 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0710:07 AM–11:4911:49 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1712:17 PM–13:111:11 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:321:32 PM–15:143:14 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:013:01 PM–15:553:55 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

Amṛta05:005:00 AM–06:426:42 AMgood
Kāla06:426:42 AM–08:258:25 AMavoid
Śubha08:258:25 AM–10:0710:07 AMgood
Roga10:0710:07 AM–11:4911:49 AMavoid
Udvega11:4911:49 AM–13:321:32 PMavoid
Cara13:321:32 PM–15:143:14 PMneutral
Lābha15:143:14 PM–16:574:57 PMgood
Amṛta16:574:57 PM–18:396:39 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:396:39 PM–19:567:56 PMneutral
Roga19:567:56 PM–21:149:14 PMavoid
Kāla21:149:14 PM–22:3110:31 PMavoid
Lābha22:3110:31 PM–23:4911:49 PMgood
Udvega23:4911:49 PM–25:061:06 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:061:06 AM+1–26:232:23 AM+1good
Amṛta26:232:23 AM+1–27:413:41 AM+1good
Cara27:413:41 AM+1–28:584:58 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:005:00 AM to 28:584:58 AM+1

05:005:00 AM sunrise18:396:39 PM sunsetsunrise 28:584:58 AM+1
Clock
066a099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 25:441:44 AM+1
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 22:1610:16 PM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 05:095:09 AM
Brahmauntil 28:504:50 AM+1
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 13:151:15 PM
Bālavauntil 25:441:44 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 06:426:42 AM–08:258:25 AM
Abhijit 11:2211:22 AM–12:1712:17 PM
Pradoṣa 18:396:39 PM–20:028:02 PM
Niśītha 23:2511:25 PM–24:1312:13 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. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:258:25 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1712:17 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 39 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:028:02 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1312:13 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ekādaśī25:44 01:441:44 AM TueDvādaśī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā22:1610:16 PMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaŚukla05:095:09 AMBrahma
KaraṇaBava13:151:15 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra28:58 04:584:58 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2025
Śaka
1890
Kali
5069
Ahargaṇa
1 851 503
Day length
13 h 39 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
27:303:30 AM+1
Moonset
13:511:51 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:373:37 AM05:005:00 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:373:37 AM04:184:18 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:573:57 AM05:005:00 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:005:00 AM07:447:44 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day06:426:42 AM08:258:25 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:447:44 AM10:2710:27 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0710:07 AM11:4911:49 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2211:22 AM12:1712:17 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2511:25 AM12:1312:13 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1712:17 PM13:111:11 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:111:11 PM15:553:55 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:321:32 PM15:143:14 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:062:06 PM15:013:01 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:402:40 PM16:214:21 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:013:01 PM15:553:55 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:553:55 PM18:396:39 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:396:39 PM20:028:02 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:396:39 PM19:007:00 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:396:39 PM19:417:41 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2511:25 PM24:1312:13 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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