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March 2001 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Tuesday 20 March 2001 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Ekādaśī began at 20:408:40 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:2211:22 PM.

Observed here on this day

Pāpamocanī Ekādaśī

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

At sunrise

06:456:45 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:0210:02 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:4812:48 PM

The Sun 83° above S. Day length 12 h 06 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:4812:48 PM
At noon, 12:4812:48 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 307° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 20% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 307° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:105:10 AM–05:585:58 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:345:34 AM–06:456:45 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2412:24 PM–13:121:12 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:492:49 PM–15:383:38 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:516:51 PM–19:157:15 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:516:51 PM–20:038:03 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:529:52 PM–23:4011:40 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:109:10 AM–09:599:59 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:479:47 AM–11:1711:17 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:0111:01 AM–12:4912:49 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika12:4812:48 PM–14:192:19 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:503:50 PM–17:205:20 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:3711:37 PM–24:2412:24 AM+1an 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

Roga06:456:45 AM–08:168:16 AMavoid
Udvega08:168:16 AM–09:479:47 AMavoid
Cara09:479:47 AM–11:1711:17 AMneutral
Lābha11:1711:17 AM–12:4812:48 PMgood
Amṛta12:4812:48 PM–14:192:19 PMgood
Kāla14:192:19 PM–15:503:50 PMavoid
Śubha15:503:50 PM–17:205:20 PMgood
Roga17:205:20 PM–18:516:51 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:516:51 PM–20:208:20 PMavoid
Lābha20:208:20 PM–21:509:50 PMgood
Udvega21:509:50 PM–23:1911:19 PMavoid
Śubha23:1911:19 PM–24:4812:48 AM+1good
Amṛta24:4812:48 AM+1–26:172:17 AM+1good
Cara26:172:17 AM+1–27:463:46 AM+1neutral
Roga27:463:46 AM+1–29:155:15 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:155:15 AM+1–30:456:45 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:456:45 AM to 30:456:45 AM+1

06:456:45 AM sunrise18:516:51 PM sunsetsunrise 30:456:45 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 23:2211:22 PM
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 27:173:17 AM+1
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 10:0210:02 AM
Bālavauntil 23:2211:22 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2412:24 PM–13:121:12 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:503:50 PM–17:205:20 PM
Pradoṣa 18:516:51 PM–20:268:26 PM
Niśītha 24:2412:24 AM+1–25:121:12 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:121:12 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:205:20 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 06 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:268:26 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:121:12 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  11. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ekādaśī23:2211:22 PMDvādaśī
NakṣatraŚravaṇapast sunriseDhaniṣṭhā
YogaŚiva27:17 03:173:17 AM WedSiddha
KaraṇaBava10:0210:02 AMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:45 06:456:45 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2057
Śaka
1922
Kali
5101
Ahargaṇa
1 863 523
Day length
12 h 06 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
28:094:09 AM+1
Moonset
15:223:22 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:105:10 AM06:456:45 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:105:10 AM05:585:58 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:345:34 AM06:456:45 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:456:45 AM09:109:10 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:109:10 AM11:3611:36 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:109:10 AM09:599:59 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:479:47 AM11:1711:17 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:0111:01 AM12:4912:49 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2412:24 PM13:121:12 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2412:24 PM13:121:12 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:4812:48 PM14:192:19 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:012:01 PM16:264:26 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:492:49 PM15:383:38 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:503:50 PM17:205:20 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:264:26 PM18:516:51 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:516:51 PM20:268:26 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:516:51 PM19:157:15 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:516:51 PM20:038:03 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:529:52 PM23:4011:40 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:3711:37 PM24:2412:24 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:2412:24 AM+125:121:12 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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