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January 2009 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 7 January 2009 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Pauṣa Śukla Ekādaśī

Budhavāra. Ekādaśī began at 04:084:08 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:281:28+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Putradā Ekādaśī

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

At sunrise

07:497:49 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:4910:49 AM

Bharaṇī gives way to Kṛttikā.

Noon

12:3312:33 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 27 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3312:33 PM
At noon, 12:3312:33 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 125° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 78% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 125° falls in Śukla Ekādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:535:53 AM–06:516:51 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:226:22 AM–07:497:49 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:082:08 PM–14:462:46 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:175:17 PM–17:465:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:175:17 PM–18:446:44 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla30:306:30+1 AM–31:577:57+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa09:009:00 AM–10:1110:11 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:2211:22 AM–12:3312:33 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1412:14 PM–12:5212:52 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:3312:33 PM–13:441:44 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:459:45 PM–23:1211:12 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

Lābha07:497:49 AM–09:009:00 AMgood
Amṛta09:009:00 AM–10:1110:11 AMgood
Kāla10:1110:11 AM–11:2211:22 AMavoid
Śubha11:2211:22 AM–12:3312:33 PMgood
Roga12:3312:33 PM–13:441:44 PMavoid
Udvega13:441:44 PM–14:552:55 PMavoid
Cara14:552:55 PM–16:064:06 PMneutral
Lābha16:064:06 PM–17:175:17 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:175:17 PM–19:067:06 PMavoid
Śubha19:067:06 PM–20:558:55 PMgood
Amṛta20:558:55 PM–22:4410:44 PMgood
Cara22:4410:44 PM–24:3312:33+1 AMneutral
Roga24:3312:33+1 AM–26:222:22+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:222:22+1 AM–28:114:11+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:114:11+1 AM–30:006:00+1 AMgood
Udvega30:006:00+1 AM–31:497:49+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:497:49 AM to 31:497:49+1 AM

07:497:49 AM sunrise17:175:17 PM sunsetsunrise 31:497:49+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 25:281:28+1 AM
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 10:4910:49 AM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 16:344:34 PM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 14:532:53 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 25:281:28+1 AM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:3312:33 PM–13:441:44 PM
Pradoṣa 17:175:17 PM–19:137:13 PM
Niśītha 24:0912:09+1 AM–24:5712:57+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:441:44 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  5. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 27 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:137:13 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:5712:57+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ekādaśī25:28 01:281:28 AM ThuDvādaśī
NakṣatraBharaṇī10:4910:49 AMKṛttikā
YogaSādhya16:344:34 PMŚubha
KaraṇaVaṇija14:532:53 PMViṣṭi
VāraBudhavāra31:49 07:497:49 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 373
Day length
9 h 27 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
13:101:10 PM
Moonset
28:404:40+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:535:53 AM07:497:49 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:535:53 AM06:516:51 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:226:22 AM07:497:49 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:497:49 AM09:439:43 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:009:00 AM10:1110:11 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:439:43 AM11:3611:36 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:2211:22 AM12:3312:33 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0912:09 PM12:5712:57 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1412:14 PM12:5212:52 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:3312:33 PM13:441:44 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:301:30 PM15:233:23 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:082:08 PM14:462:46 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:233:23 PM17:175:17 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:175:17 PM19:137:13 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:175:17 PM17:465:46 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:175:17 PM18:446:44 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:459:45 PM23:1211:12 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0912:09+1 AM24:5712:57+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra30:306:30+1 AM31:577:57+1 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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