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Wednesday 8 May 1968 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

Vaiśākha Śukla Ekādaśī

Budhavāra. Ekādaśī began at 23:1211:12 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:139:13 PM.

Observed here on this day

Mohinī Ekādaśī

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

At sunrise

05:385:38 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:067:06 AM

Vyāghāta gives way to Harṣaṇa.

Noon

12:4712:47 PM

The Sun 65° above S. Day length 14 h 18 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChicago12:4712:47 PM
At noon, 12:4712:47 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 127° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 80% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 127° falls in Śukla Ekādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:204:20 AM–04:594:59 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:404:40 AM–05:385:38 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya15:103:10 PM–16:084:08 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla19:177:17 PM–20:488:48 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli19:567:56 PM–20:168:16 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:567:56 PM–20:558:55 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:257:25 AM–09:139:13 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:1310:13 AM–11:4411:44 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika11:0011:00 AM–12:4712:47 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1912:19 PM–13:161:16 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:4712:47 PM–14:352:35 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha05:385:38 AM–07:257:25 AMgood
Amṛta07:257:25 AM–09:139:13 AMgood
Kāla09:139:13 AM–11:0011:00 AMavoid
Śubha11:0011:00 AM–12:4712:47 PMgood
Roga12:4712:47 PM–14:352:35 PMavoid
Udvega14:352:35 PM–16:224:22 PMavoid
Cara16:224:22 PM–18:096:09 PMneutral
Lābha18:096:09 PM–19:567:56 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:567:56 PM–21:099:09 PMavoid
Śubha21:099:09 PM–22:2210:22 PMgood
Amṛta22:2210:22 PM–23:3411:34 PMgood
Cara23:3411:34 PM–24:4712:47 AM+1neutral
Roga24:4712:47 AM+1–25:591:59 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:591:59 AM+1–27:123:12 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:123:12 AM+1–28:244:24 AM+1good
Udvega28:244:24 AM+1–29:375:37 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:385:38 AM to 29:375:37 AM+1

05:385:38 AM sunrise19:567:56 PM sunsetsunrise 29:375:37 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 21:139:13 PM
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 26:052:05 AM+1
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 07:067:06 AM
Harṣaṇauntil 28:134:13 AM+1
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 10:1810:18 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 21:139:13 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:4712:47 PM–14:352:35 PM
Pradoṣa 19:567:56 PM–21:149:14 PM
Niśītha 24:2312:23 AM+1–25:111:11 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:352:35 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 14 h 18 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 21:149:14 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  8. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:111:11 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  11. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  12. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ekādaśī21:139:13 PMDvādaśī
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī26:05 02:052:05 AM ThuHasta
YogaVyāghāta07:067:06 AMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaVaṇija10:1810:18 AMViṣṭi
VāraBudhavāra29:37 05:375:37 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2025
Śaka
1890
Kali
5069
Ahargaṇa
1 851 519
Day length
14 h 18 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
15:283:28 PM
Moonset
27:553:55 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:204:20 AM05:385:38 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:204:20 AM04:594:59 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:404:40 AM05:385:38 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:385:38 AM08:308:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:257:25 AM09:139:13 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:308:30 AM11:2211:22 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:1310:13 AM11:4411:44 AMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:0011:00 AM12:4712:47 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1912:19 PM13:161:16 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2312:23 PM13:111:11 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:4712:47 PM14:352:35 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:132:13 PM17:055:05 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:103:10 PM16:084:08 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:055:05 PM19:567:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:177:17 PM20:488:48 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk19:567:56 PM21:149:14 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:567:56 PM20:168:16 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:567:56 PM20:558:55 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:2312:23 AM+125:111:11 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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