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Tuesday 26 December 1978 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Ekādaśī began at 15:143:14 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:182:18 PM.

Observed here on this day

Saphalā Ekādaśī

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

At sunrise

07:237:23 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:509:50 AM

Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.

Noon

11:4011:40 AM

The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4011:40 AM
At noon, 11:4011:40 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 311° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 17% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 311° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:205:20 AM–06:226:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:515:51 AM–07:237:23 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2311:23 AM–11:5711:57 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:061:06 PM–13:401:40 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli15:573:57 PM–16:284:28 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:573:57 PM–17:305:30 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:2512:25+1 AM–25:571:57+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:069:06 AM–09:409:40 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:329:32 AM–10:3610:36 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:4011:40 AM–12:4512:45 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla13:491:49 PM–14:532:53 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:123:12 PM–16:444:44 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:0810:08 PM–23:1011:10 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

Roga07:237:23 AM–08:288:28 AMavoid
Udvega08:288:28 AM–09:329:32 AMavoid
Cara09:329:32 AM–10:3610:36 AMneutral
Lābha10:3610:36 AM–11:4011:40 AMgood
Amṛta11:4011:40 AM–12:4512:45 PMgood
Kāla12:4512:45 PM–13:491:49 PMavoid
Śubha13:491:49 PM–14:532:53 PMgood
Roga14:532:53 PM–15:573:57 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla15:573:57 PM–17:535:53 PMavoid
Lābha17:535:53 PM–19:497:49 PMgood
Udvega19:497:49 PM–21:459:45 PMavoid
Śubha21:459:45 PM–23:4011:40 PMgood
Amṛta23:4011:40 PM–25:361:36+1 AMgood
Cara25:361:36+1 AM–27:323:32+1 AMneutral
Roga27:323:32+1 AM–29:285:28+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:285:28+1 AM–31:247:24+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:237:23 AM to 31:247:24+1 AM

07:237:23 AM sunrise15:573:57 PM sunsetsunrise 31:247:24+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 14:182:18 PM
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 09:509:50 AM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 14:402:40 PM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 14:182:18 PM
Kaulavauntil 25:311:31+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2311:23 AM–11:5711:57 AM
Rāhu kāla 13:491:49 PM–14:532:53 PM
Pradoṣa 15:573:57 PM–18:016:01 PM
Niśītha 23:1611:16 PM–24:0412:04+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:5711:57 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:532:53 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  6. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  7. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 8 h 34 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 18:016:01 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0412:04+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ekādaśī14:182:18 PMDvādaśī
NakṣatraSvātī09:509:50 AMViśākhā
YogaSukarmā14:402:40 PMDhṛti
KaraṇaBālava14:182:18 PMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:24 07:247:24 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2035
Śaka
1900
Kali
5079
Ahargaṇa
1 855 403
Day length
8 h 34 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
27:573:57+1 AM
Moonset
13:231:23 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:205:20 AM07:237:23 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:205:20 AM06:226:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:515:51 AM07:237:23 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:237:23 AM09:069:06 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:069:06 AM10:4910:49 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:069:06 AM09:409:40 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:329:32 AM10:3610:36 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1611:16 AM12:0412:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2311:23 AM11:5711:57 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4011:40 AM12:4512:45 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3212:32 PM14:142:14 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:061:06 PM13:401:40 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:491:49 PM14:532:53 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:142:14 PM15:573:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:123:12 PM16:444:44 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk15:573:57 PM18:016:01 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset15:573:57 PM16:284:28 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight15:573:57 PM17:305:30 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:0810:08 PM23:1011:10 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:1611:16 PM24:0412:04+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:2512:25+1 AM25:571:57+1 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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