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January 1981 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Friday 2 January 1981 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī

Śukravāra. Ekādaśī began at 08:518:51 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:0611:06 AM.

Observed here on this day

Saphalā Ekādaśī

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

At sunrise

07:257:25 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:288:28 AM

Dhṛti gives way to Śūla.

Noon

11:4411:44 AM

The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 39 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4411:44 AM
At noon, 11:4411:44 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 312° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 16% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 312° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:225:22 AM–06:236:23 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:525:52 AM–07:257:25 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla07:517:51 AM–09:389:38 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:2711:27 AM–12:0112:01 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:101:10 PM–13:451:45 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:034:03 PM–16:344:34 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:034:03 PM–17:365:36 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika08:308:30 AM–09:349:34 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:089:08 AM–09:439:43 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:3910:39 AM–11:4411:44 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0112:01 PM–12:3612:36 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:541:54 PM–14:592:59 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:589:58 PM–23:4311:43 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Cara07:257:25 AM–08:308:30 AMneutral
Lābha08:308:30 AM–09:349:34 AMgood
Amṛta09:349:34 AM–10:3910:39 AMgood
Kāla10:3910:39 AM–11:4411:44 AMavoid
Śubha11:4411:44 AM–12:4912:49 PMgood
Roga12:4912:49 PM–13:541:54 PMavoid
Udvega13:541:54 PM–14:592:59 PMavoid
Cara14:592:59 PM–16:034:03 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga16:034:03 PM–17:595:59 PMavoid
Kāla17:595:59 PM–19:547:54 PMavoid
Lābha19:547:54 PM–21:499:49 PMgood
Udvega21:499:49 PM–23:4411:44 PMavoid
Śubha23:4411:44 PM–25:391:39+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:391:39+1 AM–27:343:34+1 AMgood
Cara27:343:34+1 AM–29:295:29+1 AMneutral
Roga29:295:29+1 AM–31:257:25+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:257:25 AM to 31:257:25+1 AM

07:257:25 AM sunrise16:034:03 PM sunsetsunrise 31:257:25+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 11:0611:06 AM
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 17:375:37 PM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 08:288:28 AM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 11:0611:06 AM
Kaulavauntil 24:0412:04+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:3910:39 AM–11:4411:44 AM
Abhijit 11:2711:27 AM–12:0112:01 PM
Pradoṣa 16:034:03 PM–18:066:06 PM
Niśītha 23:2011:20 PM–24:0812:08+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. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:4411:44 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 12:0112:01 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. SunsetDay length 8 h 39 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:066:06 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0812:08+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ekādaśī11:0611:06 AMDvādaśī
NakṣatraViśākhā17:375:37 PMAnurādhā
YogaDhṛti08:288:28 AMŚūla
KaraṇaBālava11:0611:06 AMKaulava
VāraŚukravāra31:25 07:257:25 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2037
Śaka
1902
Kali
5081
Ahargaṇa
1 856 141
Day length
8 h 39 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
28:084:08+1 AM
Moonset
13:241:24 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:225:22 AM07:257:25 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:225:22 AM06:236:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:525:52 AM07:257:25 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:257:25 AM09:089:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra07:517:51 AM09:389:38 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:308:30 AM09:349:34 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:089:08 AM10:5210:52 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:089:08 AM09:439:43 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:3910:39 AM11:4411:44 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2011:20 AM12:0812:08 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2711:27 AM12:0112:01 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0112:01 PM12:3612:36 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3612:36 PM14:202:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:101:10 PM13:451:45 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:541:54 PM14:592:59 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:202:20 PM16:034:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:034:03 PM18:066:06 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:034:03 PM16:344:34 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:034:03 PM17:365:36 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:589:58 PM23:4311:43 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2011:20 PM24:0812:08+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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