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Saturday 21 April 1956 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Caitra Śukla Ekādaśī

Śanivāra. Ekādaśī began at 14:332:33 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:5412:54 PM.

Observed here on this day

Kāmadā Ekādaśī

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

At sunrise

04:434:43 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:2011:20 AM

Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.

Noon

11:3911:39 AM

The Sun 55° above S. Day length 13 h 52 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3911:39 AM
At noon, 11:3911:39 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 131° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 83% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 131° falls in Śukla Ekādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:223:22 AM–04:034:03 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:423:42 AM–04:434:43 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1111:11 AM–12:0712:07 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:581:58 PM–14:532:53 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:356:35 PM–18:556:55 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:356:35 PM–19:367:36 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:406:40 PM–20:138:13 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika04:434:43 AM–06:276:27 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta04:434:43 AM–05:395:39 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta05:395:39 AM–06:346:34 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla08:118:11 AM–09:559:55 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:239:23 AM–10:5610:56 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:231:23 PM–15:073:07 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

Kāla04:434:43 AM–06:276:27 AMavoid
Śubha06:276:27 AM–08:118:11 AMgood
Roga08:118:11 AM–09:559:55 AMavoid
Udvega09:559:55 AM–11:3911:39 AMavoid
Cara11:3911:39 AM–13:231:23 PMneutral
Lābha13:231:23 PM–15:073:07 PMgood
Amṛta15:073:07 PM–16:514:51 PMgood
Kāla16:514:51 PM–18:356:35 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:356:35 PM–19:517:51 PMgood
Udvega19:517:51 PM–21:079:07 PMavoid
Śubha21:079:07 PM–22:2310:23 PMgood
Amṛta22:2310:23 PM–23:3811:38 PMgood
Cara23:3811:38 PM–24:5412:54 AM+1neutral
Roga24:5412:54 AM+1–26:102:10 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:102:10 AM+1–27:263:26 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:263:26 AM+1–28:424:42 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:434:43 AM to 28:424:42 AM+1

04:434:43 AM sunrise18:356:35 PM sunsetsunrise 28:424:42 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 12:5412:54 PM
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 24:5112:51 AM+1
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 11:2011:20 AM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 12:5412:54 PM
Bavauntil 24:1012:10 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:118:11 AM–09:559:55 AM
Abhijit 11:1111:11 AM–12:0712:07 PM
Pradoṣa 18:356:35 PM–19:567:56 PM
Niśītha 23:1411:14 PM–24:0212:02 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:559:55 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0712:07 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  5. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  6. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 52 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:567:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0212:02 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ekādaśī12:5412:54 PMDvādaśī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī24:51 00:5112:51 AM SunUttara Phalgunī
YogaVṛddhi11:2011:20 AMDhruva
KaraṇaViṣṭi12:5412:54 PMBava
VāraŚanivāra28:42 04:424:42 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 119
Day length
13 h 52 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
14:322:32 PM
Moonset
26:532:53 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:223:22 AM04:434:43 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:223:22 AM04:034:03 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:423:42 AM04:434:43 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:434:43 AM07:307:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day04:434:43 AM06:276:27 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta04:434:43 AM05:395:39 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta05:395:39 AM06:346:34 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon07:307:30 AM10:1610:16 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:118:11 AM09:559:55 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:239:23 AM10:5610:56 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1111:11 AM12:0712:07 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1511:15 AM12:0312:03 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:021:02 PM15:493:49 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:231:23 PM15:073:07 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:581:58 PM14:532:53 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:493:49 PM18:356:35 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:356:35 PM19:567:56 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:356:35 PM18:556:55 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:356:35 PM19:367:36 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:406:40 PM20:138:13 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1411:14 PM24:0212:02 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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