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April 1979 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 23 April 1979 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī

Somavāra. Ekādaśī began at 08:538:53 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:256:25 AM.

Observed here on this day

Varūthinī Ekādaśī

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

At sunrise

04:414:41 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

05:235:23 AM

Śatabhiṣā gives way to Pūrva Bhādrapadā.

Noon

11:3811:38 AM

The Sun 56° above S. Day length 13 h 56 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3811:38 AM
At noon, 11:3811:38 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 315° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 15% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 315° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:203:20 AM–04:014:01 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:403:40 AM–04:414:41 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1111:11 AM–12:0712:07 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:581:58 PM–14:542:54 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:376:37 PM–18:576:57 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:376:37 PM–19:377:37 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:148:14 PM–21:439:43 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla06:256:25 AM–08:108:10 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:549:54 AM–11:3911:39 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:2011:20 AM–12:4912:49 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:0712:07 PM–13:031:03 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:231:23 PM–15:083:08 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:542:54 PM–15:503:50 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

Amṛta04:414:41 AM–06:256:25 AMgood
Kāla06:256:25 AM–08:108:10 AMavoid
Śubha08:108:10 AM–09:549:54 AMgood
Roga09:549:54 AM–11:3911:39 AMavoid
Udvega11:3911:39 AM–13:231:23 PMavoid
Cara13:231:23 PM–15:083:08 PMneutral
Lābha15:083:08 PM–16:524:52 PMgood
Amṛta16:524:52 PM–18:376:37 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:376:37 PM–19:527:52 PMneutral
Roga19:527:52 PM–21:089:08 PMavoid
Kāla21:089:08 PM–22:2310:23 PMavoid
Lābha22:2310:23 PM–23:3811:38 PMgood
Udvega23:3811:38 PM–24:5312:53+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:5312:53+1 AM–26:092:09+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:092:09+1 AM–27:243:24+1 AMgood
Cara27:243:24+1 AM–28:394:39+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:414:41 AM to 28:394:39+1 AM

04:414:41 AM sunrise18:376:37 PM sunsetsunrise 28:394:39+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 06:256:25 AM
Dvādaśīuntil 27:563:56+1 AM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 05:235:23 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 27:403:40+1 AM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 12:4912:49 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 06:256:25 AM
Kaulavauntil 17:115:11 PM
Taitilauntil 27:563:56+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 06:256:25 AM–08:108:10 AM
Abhijit 11:1111:11 AM–12:0712:07 PM
Pradoṣa 18:376:37 PM–19:577:57 PM
Niśītha 23:1411:14 PM–24:0212:02+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. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:108:10 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 12:0712:07 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. SunsetDay length 13 h 56 m.
  10. PradoṣaUntil 19:577:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:0212:02+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  13. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  14. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  15. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ekādaśī06:256:25 AMDvādaśī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā05:235:23 AMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaBrahma12:4912:49 PMIndra
KaraṇaBālava06:256:25 AMKaulava
VāraSomavāra28:39 04:394:39 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2036
Śaka
1901
Kali
5080
Ahargaṇa
1 855 521
Day length
13 h 56 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
27:373:37+1 AM
Moonset
14:352:35 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:203:20 AM04:414:41 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:203:20 AM04:014:01 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:403:40 AM04:414:41 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:414:41 AM07:287:28 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day06:256:25 AM08:108:10 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:287:28 AM10:1510:15 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:549:54 AM11:3911:39 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
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
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:2011:20 AM12:4912:49 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0712:07 PM13:031:03 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:031:03 PM15:503:50 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:231:23 PM15:083:08 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:581:58 PM14:542:54 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:542:54 PM15:503:50 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:503:50 PM18:376:37 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:376:37 PM19:577:57 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:376:37 PM18:576:57 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:376:37 PM19:377:37 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:148:14 PM21:439:43 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1411:14 PM24:0212:02+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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