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Tuesday 5 January 2016 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Ekādaśī began at 05:135:13 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:546:54 AM+1, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:246:24 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

17:295:29 PM

Dhṛti gives way to Śūla.

Noon

12:1612:16 PM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:1612:16 PM
At noon, 12:1612:16 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 303° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 23% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 303° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:464:46 AM–05:355:35 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:105:10 AM–06:246:24 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5211:52 AM–12:3912:39 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:132:13 PM–15:003:00 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:086:08 PM–18:326:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:086:08 PM–19:217:21 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:519:51 PM–23:3511:35 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:458:45 AM–09:319:31 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:209:20 AM–10:4810:48 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:2311:23 AM–13:081:08 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika12:1612:16 PM–13:441:44 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:123:12 PM–16:404:40 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:0211:02 PM–23:5111:51 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

Roga06:246:24 AM–07:527:52 AMavoid
Udvega07:527:52 AM–09:209:20 AMavoid
Cara09:209:20 AM–10:4810:48 AMneutral
Lābha10:4810:48 AM–12:1612:16 PMgood
Amṛta12:1612:16 PM–13:441:44 PMgood
Kāla13:441:44 PM–15:123:12 PMavoid
Śubha15:123:12 PM–16:404:40 PMgood
Roga16:404:40 PM–18:086:08 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:086:08 PM–19:407:40 PMavoid
Lābha19:407:40 PM–21:129:12 PMgood
Udvega21:129:12 PM–22:4410:44 PMavoid
Śubha22:4410:44 PM–24:1612:16 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1612:16 AM+1–25:481:48 AM+1good
Cara25:481:48 AM+1–27:203:20 AM+1neutral
Roga27:203:20 AM+1–28:524:52 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:524:52 AM+1–30:246:24 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:246:24 AM sunrise18:086:08 PM sunsetsunrise 30:246:24 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ekādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 17:295:29 PM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 18:086:08 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5211:52 AM–12:3912:39 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:123:12 PM–16:404:40 PM
Pradoṣa 18:086:08 PM–19:467:46 PM
Niśītha 23:5211:52 PM–24:4012:40 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. AbhijitUntil 12:3912:39 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:404:40 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 44 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:467:46 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4012:40 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ekādaśīpast sunriseDvādaśī
NakṣatraViśākhāpast sunriseAnurādhā
YogaDhṛti17:295:29 PMŚūla
KaraṇaBava18:086:08 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:24 06:246:24 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 927
Day length
11 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
26:552:55 AM+1
Moonset
14:142:14 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:464:46 AM06:246:24 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:464:46 AM05:355:35 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:105:10 AM06:246:24 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:246:24 AM08:458:45 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:458:45 AM11:0511:05 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:458:45 AM09:319:31 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:209:20 AM10:4810:48 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:2311:23 AM13:081:08 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5211:52 AM12:4012:40 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5211:52 AM12:3912:39 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1612:16 PM13:441:44 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:261:26 PM15:473:47 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:132:13 PM15:003:00 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:123:12 PM16:404:40 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:473:47 PM18:086:08 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:086:08 PM19:467:46 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:086:08 PM18:326:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:086:08 PM19:217:21 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:519:51 PM23:3511:35 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0211:02 PM23:5111:51 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5211:52 PM24:4012:40 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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