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Tuesday 17 April 2012 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Ekādaśī began at 06:426:42 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:377:37 AM.

Observed here on this day

Varūthinī Ekādaśī

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

At sunrise

05:465:46 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:377:37 AM

Ekādaśī gives way to Dvādaśī.

Noon

12:2612:26 PM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 13 h 21 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2612:26 PM
At noon, 12:2612:26 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 314° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 15% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 314° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:214:21 AM–05:045:04 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:424:42 AM–05:465:46 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:578:57 AM–10:4010:40 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:0012:00 PM–12:5312:53 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:402:40 PM–15:343:34 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:077:07 PM–19:287:28 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:077:07 PM–20:118:11 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:268:26 AM–09:209:20 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:079:07 AM–10:4710:47 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2712:27 PM–14:072:07 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:473:47 PM–17:275:27 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:2211:22 PM–24:0512:05 AM+1an ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya23:3711:37 PM–25:221:22 AM+1a 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

Roga05:465:46 AM–07:267:26 AMavoid
Udvega07:267:26 AM–09:079:07 AMavoid
Cara09:079:07 AM–10:4710:47 AMneutral
Lābha10:4710:47 AM–12:2712:27 PMgood
Amṛta12:2712:27 PM–14:072:07 PMgood
Kāla14:072:07 PM–15:473:47 PMavoid
Śubha15:473:47 PM–17:275:27 PMgood
Roga17:275:27 PM–19:077:07 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla19:077:07 PM–20:278:27 PMavoid
Lābha20:278:27 PM–21:479:47 PMgood
Udvega21:479:47 PM–23:0611:06 PMavoid
Śubha23:0611:06 PM–24:2612:26 AM+1good
Amṛta24:2612:26 AM+1–25:461:46 AM+1good
Cara25:461:46 AM+1–27:053:05 AM+1neutral
Roga27:053:05 AM+1–28:254:25 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:254:25 AM+1–29:455:45 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:465:46 AM to 29:455:45 AM+1

05:465:46 AM sunrise19:077:07 PM sunsetsunrise 29:455:45 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 07:377:37 AM
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 16:394:39 PM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 10:0010:00 AM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 07:377:37 AM
Kaulavauntil 20:168:16 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0012:00 PM–12:5312:53 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:473:47 PM–17:275:27 PM
Pradoṣa 19:077:07 PM–20:328:32 PM
Niśītha 24:0212:02 AM+1–24:5012:50 AM+1

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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:5312:53 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:275:27 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 13 h 21 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:328:32 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:5012:50 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ekādaśī07:377:37 AMDvādaśī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā16:394:39 PMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaŚukla10:0010:00 AMBrahma
KaraṇaBālava07:377:37 AMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:45 05:455:45 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2069
Śaka
1934
Kali
5113
Ahargaṇa
1 867 569
Day length
13 h 21 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
27:563:56 AM+1
Moonset
15:263:26 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:214:21 AM05:465:46 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:214:21 AM05:045:04 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:424:42 AM05:465:46 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:465:46 AM08:268:26 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:268:26 AM11:0711:07 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:268:26 AM09:209:20 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:578:57 AM10:4010:40 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:079:07 AM10:4710:47 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0012:00 PM12:5312:53 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0312:03 PM12:5112:51 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2712:27 PM14:072:07 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:471:47 PM16:274:27 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:402:40 PM15:343:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:473:47 PM17:275:27 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:274:27 PM19:077:07 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:077:07 PM20:328:32 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:077:07 PM19:287:28 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:077:07 PM20:118:11 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:2211:22 PM24:0512:05 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:3711:37 PM25:221:22 AM+1sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0212:02 AM+124:5012:50 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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