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March 1978 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMāgha Kṛṣṇa to Phālguna KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 20 March 1978 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Phālguna Śukla Ekādaśī

Somavāra. Ekādaśī began at 20:178:17 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:1110:11 PM.

Observed here on this day

Āmalakī Ekādaśī

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

At sunrise

05:455:45 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:189:18 AM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

11:4811:48 AM

The Sun 43° above S. Day length 12 h 06 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4811:48 AM
At noon, 11:4811:48 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 127° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 80% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 127° falls in Śukla Ekādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:104:10 AM–04:574:57 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:334:33 AM–05:455:45 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2411:24 AM–12:1212:12 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla12:2412:24 PM–14:092:09 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:491:49 PM–14:382:38 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:515:51 PM–18:156:15 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:515:51 PM–19:027:02 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:167:16 AM–08:478:47 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:1710:17 AM–11:4811:48 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1212:12 PM–13:011:01 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:191:19 PM–14:502:50 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:382:38 PM–15:263:26 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

Amṛta05:455:45 AM–07:167:16 AMgood
Kāla07:167:16 AM–08:478:47 AMavoid
Śubha08:478:47 AM–10:1710:17 AMgood
Roga10:1710:17 AM–11:4811:48 AMavoid
Udvega11:4811:48 AM–13:191:19 PMavoid
Cara13:191:19 PM–14:502:50 PMneutral
Lābha14:502:50 PM–16:204:20 PMgood
Amṛta16:204:20 PM–17:515:51 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:515:51 PM–19:207:20 PMneutral
Roga19:207:20 PM–20:498:49 PMavoid
Kāla20:498:49 PM–22:1810:18 PMavoid
Lābha22:1810:18 PM–23:4711:47 PMgood
Udvega23:4711:47 PM–25:161:16+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:161:16+1 AM–26:452:45+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:452:45+1 AM–28:144:14+1 AMgood
Cara28:144:14+1 AM–29:435:43+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:455:45 AM to 29:435:43+1 AM

05:455:45 AM sunrise17:515:51 PM sunsetsunrise 29:435:43+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 22:1110:11 PM
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 19:277:27 PM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 14:412:41 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 09:189:18 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 22:1110:11 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:167:16 AM–08:478:47 AM
Abhijit 11:2411:24 AM–12:1212:12 PM
Pradoṣa 17:515:51 PM–19:267:26 PM
Niśītha 23:2311:23 PM–24:1112:11+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:478:47 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1212:12 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 06 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:267:26 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  9. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:1112:11+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ekādaśī22:1110:11 PMDvādaśī
NakṣatraPuṣya19:277:27 PMĀśleṣā
YogaAtigaṇḍa14:412:41 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaVaṇija09:189:18 AMViṣṭi
VāraSomavāra29:43 05:435:43 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2034
Śaka
1899
Kali
5078
Ahargaṇa
1 855 122
Day length
12 h 06 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
13:251:25 PM
Moonset
27:433:43+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:104:10 AM05:455:45 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:104:10 AM04:574:57 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:334:33 AM05:455:45 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:455:45 AM08:108:10 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:167:16 AM08:478:47 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:108:10 AM10:3510:35 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:1710:17 AM11:4811:48 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2411:24 AM12:1212:12 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2411:24 AM12:1212:12 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1212:12 PM13:011:01 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:2412:24 PM14:092:09 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:011:01 PM15:263:26 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:191:19 PM14:502:50 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:491:49 PM14:382:38 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:382:38 PM15:263:26 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:263:26 PM17:515:51 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:515:51 PM19:267:26 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:515:51 PM18:156:15 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:515:51 PM19:027:02 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2311:23 PM24:1112:11+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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