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Monday 27 December 1971 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

Pauṣa Śukla Ekādaśī

Somavāra. Ekādaśī began at 01:561:56 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:2411:24 PM.

Observed here on this day

Putradā Ekādaśī

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

At sunrise

07:187:18 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:507:50 AM

Śiva gives way to Siddha.

Noon

11:5211:52 AM

The Sun 25° above S. Day length 9 h 08 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChicago11:5211:52 AM
At noon, 11:5211:52 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 126° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 79% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 126° falls in Śukla Ekādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:195:19 AM–06:186:18 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:485:48 AM–07:187:18 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3311:33 AM–12:1012:10 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:231:23 PM–14:002:00 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:264:26 PM–16:554:55 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:264:26 PM–17:555:55 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:4910:49 PM–24:1812:18+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:268:26 AM–09:359:35 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4310:43 AM–11:5211:52 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1012:10 PM–12:4612:46 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:001:00 PM–14:092:09 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:571:57 PM–15:263:26 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta14:002:00 PM–14:362:36 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

Amṛta07:187:18 AM–08:268:26 AMgood
Kāla08:268:26 AM–09:359:35 AMavoid
Śubha09:359:35 AM–10:4310:43 AMgood
Roga10:4310:43 AM–11:5211:52 AMavoid
Udvega11:5211:52 AM–13:001:00 PMavoid
Cara13:001:00 PM–14:092:09 PMneutral
Lābha14:092:09 PM–15:173:17 PMgood
Amṛta15:173:17 PM–16:264:26 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:264:26 PM–18:176:17 PMneutral
Roga18:176:17 PM–20:098:09 PMavoid
Kāla20:098:09 PM–22:0010:00 PMavoid
Lābha22:0010:00 PM–23:5211:52 PMgood
Udvega23:5211:52 PM–25:431:43+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:431:43+1 AM–27:353:35+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:353:35+1 AM–29:265:26+1 AMgood
Cara29:265:26+1 AM–31:187:18+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:187:18 AM to 31:187:18+1 AM

07:187:18 AM sunrise16:264:26 PM sunsetsunrise 31:187:18+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 23:2411:24 PM
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 27:153:15+1 AM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 07:507:50 AM
Siddhauntil 28:314:31+1 AM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 12:4012:40 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 23:2411:24 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:268:26 AM–09:359:35 AM
Abhijit 11:3311:33 AM–12:1012:10 PM
Pradoṣa 16:264:26 PM–18:256:25 PM
Niśītha 23:2811:28 PM–24:1612:16+1 AM

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. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:359:35 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1012:10 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 08 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:256:25 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1612:16+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  12. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ekādaśī23:2411:24 PMDvādaśī
NakṣatraBharaṇī27:15 03:153:15 AM TueKṛttikā
YogaŚiva07:507:50 AMSiddha
KaraṇaVaṇija12:4012:40 PMViṣṭi
VāraSomavāra31:18 07:187:18 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2028
Śaka
1893
Kali
5072
Ahargaṇa
1 852 847
Day length
9 h 08 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
12:4312:43 PM
Moonset
27:583:58+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:195:19 AM07:187:18 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:195:19 AM06:186:18 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:485:48 AM07:187:18 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:187:18 AM09:079:07 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:268:26 AM09:359:35 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:079:07 AM10:5710:57 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4310:43 AM11:5211:52 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2811:28 AM12:1612:16 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3311:33 AM12:1012:10 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1012:10 PM12:4612:46 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4612:46 PM14:362:36 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:001:00 PM14:092:09 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:231:23 PM14:002:00 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:571:57 PM15:263:26 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:002:00 PM14:362:36 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:362:36 PM16:264:26 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:264:26 PM18:256:25 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:264:26 PM16:554:55 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:264:26 PM17:555:55 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:4910:49 PM24:1812:18+1 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2811:28 PM24:1612:16+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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