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April 2001 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Thursday 19 April 2001 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī

Guruvāra. Ekādaśī began at 15:493:49 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:595:59 PM.

Observed here on this day

Varūthinī Ekādaśī

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

At sunrise

06:316:31 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:0212:02 PM

Śukla gives way to Brahma.

Noon

12:4012:40 PM

The Sun 86° above N. Day length 12 h 17 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:4012:40 PM
At noon, 12:4012:40 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 310° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 18% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 310° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:574:57 AM–05:445:44 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:215:21 AM–06:316:31 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1512:15 PM–13:041:04 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:432:43 PM–15:323:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:442:44 PM–16:304:30 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:486:48 PM–19:127:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:486:48 PM–19:597:59 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:316:31 AM–08:038:03 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:359:35 AM–11:0811:08 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:3710:37 AM–11:2611:26 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:122:12 PM–15:443:44 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:323:32 PM–16:214:21 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya29:425:42+1 AM–31:267:26+1 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Śubha06:316:31 AM–08:038:03 AMgood
Roga08:038:03 AM–09:359:35 AMavoid
Udvega09:359:35 AM–11:0811:08 AMavoid
Cara11:0811:08 AM–12:4012:40 PMneutral
Lābha12:4012:40 PM–14:122:12 PMgood
Amṛta14:122:12 PM–15:443:44 PMgood
Kāla15:443:44 PM–17:165:16 PMavoid
Śubha17:165:16 PM–18:486:48 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:486:48 PM–20:168:16 PMgood
Cara20:168:16 PM–21:449:44 PMneutral
Roga21:449:44 PM–23:1211:12 PMavoid
Kāla23:1211:12 PM–24:4012:40+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:4012:40+1 AM–26:072:07+1 AMgood
Udvega26:072:07+1 AM–27:353:35+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:353:35+1 AM–29:035:03+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:035:03+1 AM–30:316:31+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:316:31 AM to 30:316:31+1 AM

06:316:31 AM sunrise18:486:48 PM sunsetsunrise 30:316:31+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 17:595:59 PM
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 22:4310:43 PM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 12:0212:02 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 17:595:59 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1512:15 PM–13:041:04 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:122:12 PM–15:443:44 PM
Pradoṣa 18:486:48 PM–20:228:22 PM
Niśītha 24:1612:16+1 AM–25:041:04+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:041:04 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:443:44 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  6. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 17 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:228:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:041:04+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ekādaśī17:595:59 PMDvādaśī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā22:4310:43 PMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaŚukla12:0212:02 PMBrahma
KaraṇaBālava17:595:59 PMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra30:31 06:316:31 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2058
Śaka
1923
Kali
5102
Ahargaṇa
1 863 553
Day length
12 h 17 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
28:134:13+1 AM
Moonset
15:373:37 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:574:57 AM06:316:31 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:574:57 AM05:445:44 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:215:21 AM06:316:31 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:316:31 AM08:598:59 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:316:31 AM08:038:03 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:598:59 AM11:2611:26 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:359:35 AM11:0811:08 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:3710:37 AM11:2611:26 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1512:15 PM13:041:04 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1612:16 PM13:041:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:541:54 PM16:214:21 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:122:12 PM15:443:44 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:432:43 PM15:323:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:442:44 PM16:304:30 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:323:32 PM16:214:21 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:214:21 PM18:486:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:486:48 PM20:228:22 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:486:48 PM19:127:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:486:48 PM19:597:59 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1612:16+1 AM25:041:04+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra29:425:42+1 AM31:267:26+1 AMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
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