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Thursday 21 April 1960 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī

Guruvāra. Ekādaśī began at 05:195:19 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:354:35+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Varūthinī Ekādaśī

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

At sunrise

05:415:41 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:431:43 PM

Śukla gives way to Brahma.

Noon

12:2612:26 PM

The Sun 62° above S. Day length 13 h 30 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2612:26 PM
At noon, 12:2612:26 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 304° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 22% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 304° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:174:17 AM–04:594:59 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:384:38 AM–05:415:41 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5911:59 AM–12:5312:53 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:412:41 PM–15:353:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:117:11 PM–19:327:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:117:11 PM–20:148:14 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:388:38 PM–22:1410:14 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:415:41 AM–07:227:22 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:039:03 AM–10:4510:45 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1110:11 AM–11:0511:05 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya11:0311:03 AM–12:3912:39 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:072:07 PM–15:483:48 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:353:35 PM–16:294:29 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

Śubha05:415:41 AM–07:227:22 AMgood
Roga07:227:22 AM–09:039:03 AMavoid
Udvega09:039:03 AM–10:4510:45 AMavoid
Cara10:4510:45 AM–12:2612:26 PMneutral
Lābha12:2612:26 PM–14:072:07 PMgood
Amṛta14:072:07 PM–15:483:48 PMgood
Kāla15:483:48 PM–17:305:30 PMavoid
Śubha17:305:30 PM–19:117:11 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta19:117:11 PM–20:298:29 PMgood
Cara20:298:29 PM–21:489:48 PMneutral
Roga21:489:48 PM–23:0711:07 PMavoid
Kāla23:0711:07 PM–24:2512:25+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:2512:25+1 AM–25:441:44+1 AMgood
Udvega25:441:44+1 AM–27:023:02+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:023:02+1 AM–28:214:21+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:214:21+1 AM–29:405:40+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:415:41 AM to 29:405:40+1 AM

05:415:41 AM sunrise19:117:11 PM sunsetsunrise 29:405:40+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 28:354:35+1 AM
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 27:493:49+1 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 13:431:43 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 16:544:54 PM
Bālavauntil 28:354:35+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5911:59 AM–12:5312:53 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:072:07 PM–15:483:48 PM
Pradoṣa 19:117:11 PM–20:358:35 PM
Niśītha 24:0112:01+1 AM–24:4912:49+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:5312:53 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:483:48 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 30 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:358:35 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4912:49+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  10. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ekādaśī28:35 04:354:35 AM FriDvādaśī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā27:49 03:493:49 AM FriPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaŚukla13:431:43 PMBrahma
KaraṇaBava16:544:54 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra29:40 05:405:40 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2017
Śaka
1882
Kali
5061
Ahargaṇa
1 848 580
Day length
13 h 30 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
27:463:46+1 AM
Moonset
14:292:29 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:174:17 AM05:415:41 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:174:17 AM04:594:59 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:384:38 AM05:415:41 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:415:41 AM08:238:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:415:41 AM07:227:22 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:238:23 AM11:0511:05 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:039:03 AM10:4510:45 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1110:11 AM11:0511:05 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:0311:03 AM12:3912:39 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5911:59 AM12:5312:53 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0212:02 PM12:5012:50 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:471:47 PM16:294:29 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:072:07 PM15:483:48 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:412:41 PM15:353:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:353:35 PM16:294:29 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:294:29 PM19:117:11 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:117:11 PM20:358:35 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:117:11 PM19:327:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:117:11 PM20:148:14 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:388:38 PM22:1410:14 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0112:01+1 AM24:4912:49+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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