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Friday 12 January 2018 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī

Śukravāra. Ekādaśī began at 19:117:11 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:239:23 PM.

Observed here on this day

Ṣaṭtilā Ekādaśī

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

At sunrise

06:266:26 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:277:27 AM

Viśākhā gives way to Anurādhā.

Noon

12:1912:19 PM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:1912:19 PM
At noon, 12:1912:19 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 308° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 19% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 308° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:484:48 AM–05:375:37 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:135:13 AM–06:266:26 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5511:55 AM–12:4212:42 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:162:16 PM–15:033:03 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:116:11 PM–18:366:36 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:116:11 PM–19:257:25 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:3810:38 PM–24:2512:25+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:557:55 AM–09:239:23 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:478:47 AM–09:349:34 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:5110:51 AM–12:1912:19 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:5511:55 AM–13:421:42 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:4212:42 PM–13:291:29 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:153:15 PM–16:434:43 PMYama’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

Cara06:266:26 AM–07:557:55 AMneutral
Lābha07:557:55 AM–09:239:23 AMgood
Amṛta09:239:23 AM–10:5110:51 AMgood
Kāla10:5110:51 AM–12:1912:19 PMavoid
Śubha12:1912:19 PM–13:471:47 PMgood
Roga13:471:47 PM–15:153:15 PMavoid
Udvega15:153:15 PM–16:434:43 PMavoid
Cara16:434:43 PM–18:116:11 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:116:11 PM–19:437:43 PMavoid
Kāla19:437:43 PM–21:159:15 PMavoid
Lābha21:159:15 PM–22:4710:47 PMgood
Udvega22:4710:47 PM–24:1912:19+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:1912:19+1 AM–25:511:51+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:511:51+1 AM–27:233:23+1 AMgood
Cara27:233:23+1 AM–28:554:55+1 AMneutral
Roga28:554:55+1 AM–30:276:27+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:266:26 AM to 30:276:27+1 AM

06:266:26 AM sunrise18:116:11 PM sunsetsunrise 30:276:27+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 21:239:23 PM
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 07:277:27 AM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 30:136:13+1 AM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 08:148:14 AM
Bālavauntil 21:239:23 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:5110:51 AM–12:1912:19 PM
Abhijit 11:5511:55 AM–12:4212:42 PM
Pradoṣa 18:116:11 PM–19:497:49 PM
Niśītha 23:5511:55 PM–24:4312:43+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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:1912:19 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:4212:42 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 45 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:497:49 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4312:43+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ekādaśī21:239:23 PMDvādaśī
NakṣatraViśākhā07:277:27 AMAnurādhā
YogaGaṇḍa30:13 06:136:13 AM SatVṛddhi
KaraṇaBava08:148:14 AMBālava
VāraŚukravāra30:27 06:276:27 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 665
Day length
11 h 45 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
27:173:17+1 AM
Moonset
14:342:34 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:484:48 AM06:266:26 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:484:48 AM05:375:37 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:135:13 AM06:266:26 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:266:26 AM08:478:47 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:557:55 AM09:239:23 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:478:47 AM11:0811:08 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:478:47 AM09:349:34 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:5110:51 AM12:1912:19 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:5511:55 AM13:421:42 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5511:55 AM12:4312:43 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5511:55 AM12:4212:42 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4212:42 PM13:291:29 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:291:29 PM15:503:50 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:162:16 PM15:033:03 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:153:15 PM16:434:43 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:503:50 PM18:116:11 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:116:11 PM19:497:49 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:116:11 PM18:366:36 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:116:11 PM19:257:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:3810:38 PM24:2512:25+1 AMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5511:55 PM24:4312:43+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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