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March 2017 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 8 March 2017 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Phālguna Śukla Ekādaśī

Budhavāra. Ekādaśī began at 00:1812:18 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:5010:50 PM.

Observed here on this day

Āmalakī Ekādaśī

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

At sunrise

06:216:21 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:1311:13 AM

Saubhāgya gives way to Śobhana.

Noon

12:2112:21 PM

The Sun 78° above S. Day length 12 h 02 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:2112:21 PM
At noon, 12:2112:21 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 126° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 80% 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 muhūrta04:454:45 AM–05:335:33 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:095:09 AM–06:216:21 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:222:22 PM–15:103:10 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:273:27 PM–16:594:59 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:226:22 PM–18:466:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:226:22 PM–19:347:34 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:517:51 AM–09:219:21 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:5110:51 AM–12:2112:21 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5711:57 AM–12:4512:45 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2112:21 PM–13:521:52 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya25:341:34 AM+1–27:083:08 AM+1a 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

Lābha06:216:21 AM–07:517:51 AMgood
Amṛta07:517:51 AM–09:219:21 AMgood
Kāla09:219:21 AM–10:5110:51 AMavoid
Śubha10:5110:51 AM–12:2112:21 PMgood
Roga12:2112:21 PM–13:521:52 PMavoid
Udvega13:521:52 PM–15:223:22 PMavoid
Cara15:223:22 PM–16:524:52 PMneutral
Lābha16:524:52 PM–18:226:22 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:226:22 PM–19:527:52 PMavoid
Śubha19:527:52 PM–21:229:22 PMgood
Amṛta21:229:22 PM–22:5110:51 PMgood
Cara22:5110:51 PM–24:2112:21 AM+1neutral
Roga24:2112:21 AM+1–25:511:51 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:511:51 AM+1–27:213:21 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:213:21 AM+1–28:504:50 AM+1good
Udvega28:504:50 AM+1–30:206:20 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:216:21 AM to 30:206:20 AM+1

06:216:21 AM sunrise18:226:22 PM sunsetsunrise 30:206:20 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 22:5010:50 PM
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 17:465:46 PM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 11:1311:13 AM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 11:3211:32 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 22:5010:50 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2112:21 PM–13:521:52 PM
Pradoṣa 18:226:22 PM–19:587:58 PM
Niśītha 23:5711:57 PM–24:4512:45 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:521:52 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 02 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:587:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4512:45 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ekādaśī22:5010:50 PMDvādaśī
NakṣatraPunarvasu17:465:46 PMPuṣya
YogaSaubhāgya11:1311:13 AMŚobhana
KaraṇaVaṇija11:3211:32 AMViṣṭi
VāraBudhavāra30:20 06:206:20 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 355
Day length
12 h 02 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
14:472:47 PM
Moonset
27:283:28 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:454:45 AM06:216:21 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:454:45 AM05:335:33 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:095:09 AM06:216:21 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:216:21 AM08:458:45 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:517:51 AM09:219:21 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:458:45 AM11:0911:09 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5110:51 AM12:2112:21 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5711:57 AM12:4512:45 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5711:57 AM12:4512:45 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2112:21 PM13:521:52 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:341:34 PM15:583:58 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:222:22 PM15:103:10 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:273:27 PM16:594:59 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:583:58 PM18:226:22 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:226:22 PM19:587:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:226:22 PM18:466:46 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:226:22 PM19:347:34 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5711:57 PM24:4512:45 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:341:34 AM+127:083:08 AM+1sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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