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May 1997 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Kṛṣṇa to Vaiśākha KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Sunday 18 May 1997 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Vaiśākha Śukla Ekādaśī

Ravivāra. Ekādaśī began at 11:0711:07 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:081:08 PM.

Observed here on this day

Mohinī Ekādaśī

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

At sunrise

06:246:24 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:081:08 PM

Ekādaśī gives way to Dvādaśī.

Noon

12:3712:37 PM

The Sun 77° above N. Day length 12 h 27 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:3712:37 PM
At noon, 12:3712:37 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 132° ahead of it, in Hasta, 83% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 132° falls in Śukla Ekādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:514:51 AM–05:385:38 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:145:14 AM–06:246:24 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1212:12 PM–13:021:02 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:412:41 PM–15:313:31 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:506:50 PM–19:137:13 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:506:50 PM–20:008:00 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:499:49 PM–23:3411:34 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Varjya11:1711:17 AM–13:021:02 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa12:3712:37 PM–14:102:10 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:443:44 PM–17:175:17 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta17:115:11 PM–18:016:01 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla17:175:17 PM–18:506:50 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

Udvega06:246:24 AM–07:577:57 AMavoid
Cara07:577:57 AM–09:309:30 AMneutral
Lābha09:309:30 AM–11:0411:04 AMgood
Amṛta11:0411:04 AM–12:3712:37 PMgood
Kāla12:3712:37 PM–14:102:10 PMavoid
Śubha14:102:10 PM–15:443:44 PMgood
Roga15:443:44 PM–17:175:17 PMavoid
Udvega17:175:17 PM–18:506:50 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:506:50 PM–20:178:17 PMgood
Amṛta20:178:17 PM–21:449:44 PMgood
Cara21:449:44 PM–23:1011:10 PMneutral
Roga23:1011:10 PM–24:3712:37+1 AMavoid
Kāla24:3712:37+1 AM–26:042:04+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:042:04+1 AM–27:303:30+1 AMgood
Udvega27:303:30+1 AM–28:574:57+1 AMavoid
Śubha28:574:57+1 AM–30:246:24+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:246:24 AM to 30:246:24+1 AM

06:246:24 AM sunrise18:506:50 PM sunsetsunrise 30:246:24+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 13:081:08 PM
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 28:234:23+1 AM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 14:432:43 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 13:081:08 PM
Bavauntil 25:571:57+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1212:12 PM–13:021:02 PM
Rāhu kāla 17:175:17 PM–18:506:50 PM
Pradoṣa 18:506:50 PM–20:238:23 PM
Niśītha 24:1312:13+1 AM–25:011:01+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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 13:021:02 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:506:50 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 27 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:238:23 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:011:01+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ekādaśī13:081:08 PMDvādaśī
NakṣatraHasta28:23 04:234:23 AM MonCitrā
YogaVajra14:432:43 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaViṣṭi13:081:08 PMBava
VāraRavivāra30:24 06:246:24 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 121
Day length
12 h 27 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
15:403:40 PM
Moonset
27:553:55+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:514:51 AM06:246:24 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:514:51 AM05:385:38 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:145:14 AM06:246:24 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:246:24 AM08:538:53 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:538:53 AM11:2211:22 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:1711:17 AM13:021:02 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1212:12 PM13:021:02 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1312:13 PM13:011:01 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:3712:37 PM14:102:10 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:521:52 PM16:214:21 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:412:41 PM15:313:31 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:443:44 PM17:175:17 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:214:21 PM18:506:50 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta17:115:11 PM18:016:01 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day17:175:17 PM18:506:50 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk18:506:50 PM20:238:23 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:506:50 PM19:137:13 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:506:50 PM20:008:00 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:499:49 PM23:3411:34 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1312:13+1 AM25:011:01+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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