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Friday 16 January 1981 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Pauṣa Śukla Ekādaśī

Śukravāra. Ekādaśī began at 00:3912:39 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:2610:26 PM.

Observed here on this day

Putradā Ekādaśī

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

At sunrise

07:207:20 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:3211:32 AM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

11:5011:50 AM

The Sun 22° above S. Day length 9 h 00 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:5011:50 AM
At noon, 11:5011:50 AM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 126° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 80% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 126° falls in Śukla Ekādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:205:20 AM–06:206:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:505:50 AM–07:207:20 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3211:32 AM–12:0812:08 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla12:0512:05 PM–13:351:35 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:201:20 PM–13:561:56 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:204:20 PM–16:504:50 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:204:20 PM–17:505:50 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika08:288:28 AM–09:359:35 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:089:08 AM–09:449:44 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:4210:42 AM–11:5011:50 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0812:08 PM–12:4412:44 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:052:05 PM–15:123:12 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya29:215:21+1 AM–30:516:51+1 AMa 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

Cara07:207:20 AM–08:288:28 AMneutral
Lābha08:288:28 AM–09:359:35 AMgood
Amṛta09:359:35 AM–10:4210:42 AMgood
Kāla10:4210:42 AM–11:5011:50 AMavoid
Śubha11:5011:50 AM–12:5712:57 PMgood
Roga12:5712:57 PM–14:052:05 PMavoid
Udvega14:052:05 PM–15:123:12 PMavoid
Cara15:123:12 PM–16:204:20 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga16:204:20 PM–18:126:12 PMavoid
Kāla18:126:12 PM–20:058:05 PMavoid
Lābha20:058:05 PM–21:579:57 PMgood
Udvega21:579:57 PM–23:5011:50 PMavoid
Śubha23:5011:50 PM–25:421:42+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:421:42+1 AM–27:353:35+1 AMgood
Cara27:353:35+1 AM–29:275:27+1 AMneutral
Roga29:275:27+1 AM–31:197:19+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:207:20 AM to 31:197:19+1 AM

07:207:20 AM sunrise16:204:20 PM sunsetsunrise 31:197:19+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 22:2610:26 PM
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 14:202:20 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 26:132:13+1 AM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 11:3211:32 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 22:2610:26 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:4210:42 AM–11:5011:50 AM
Abhijit 11:3211:32 AM–12:0812:08 PM
Pradoṣa 16:204:20 PM–18:206:20 PM
Niśītha 23:2611:26 PM–24:1412:14+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. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:5011:50 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:0812:08 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 00 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:206:20 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1412:14+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ekādaśī22:2610:26 PMDvādaśī
NakṣatraKṛttikā14:202:20 PMRohiṇī
YogaŚukla26:13 02:132:13 AM SatBrahma
KaraṇaVaṇija11:3211:32 AMViṣṭi
VāraŚukravāra31:19 07:197:19 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2037
Śaka
1902
Kali
5081
Ahargaṇa
1 856 155
Day length
9 h 00 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
12:5712:57 PM
Moonset
27:543:54+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:205:20 AM07:207:20 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:205:20 AM06:206:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:505:50 AM07:207:20 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:207:20 AM09:089:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:288:28 AM09:359:35 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:089:08 AM10:5610:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:089:08 AM09:449:44 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:4210:42 AM11:5011:50 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2611:26 AM12:1412:14 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3211:32 AM12:0812:08 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:0512:05 PM13:351:35 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0812:08 PM12:4412:44 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4412:44 PM14:322:32 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:201:20 PM13:561:56 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:052:05 PM15:123:12 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:322:32 PM16:204:20 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:204:20 PM18:206:20 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:204:20 PM16:504:50 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:204:20 PM17:505:50 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2611:26 PM24:1412:14+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra29:215:21+1 AM30:516:51+1 AMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
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