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Wednesday 16 May 2012 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī

Budhavāra. Ekādaśī began at 19:597:59 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:529:52 PM.

Observed here on this day

Aparā Ekādaśī

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

At sunrise

05:115:11 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:528:52 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:2312:23 PM

The Sun 69° above S. Day length 14 h 25 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2312:23 PM
At noon, 12:2312:23 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 308° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 19% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 308° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:543:54 AM–04:324:32 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:134:13 AM–05:115:11 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:482:48 PM–15:453:45 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:367:36 PM–19:557:55 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:367:36 PM–20:348:34 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:479:47 PM–23:3311:33 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:596:59 AM–08:478:47 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:3510:35 AM–12:2312:23 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:1011:10 AM–12:5612:56 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta11:5511:55 AM–12:5212:52 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2312:23 PM–14:122:12 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha05:115:11 AM–06:596:59 AMgood
Amṛta06:596:59 AM–08:478:47 AMgood
Kāla08:478:47 AM–10:3510:35 AMavoid
Śubha10:3510:35 AM–12:2312:23 PMgood
Roga12:2312:23 PM–14:122:12 PMavoid
Udvega14:122:12 PM–16:004:00 PMavoid
Cara16:004:00 PM–17:485:48 PMneutral
Lābha17:485:48 PM–19:367:36 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:367:36 PM–20:488:48 PMavoid
Śubha20:488:48 PM–22:0010:00 PMgood
Amṛta22:0010:00 PM–23:1111:11 PMgood
Cara23:1111:11 PM–24:2312:23 AM+1neutral
Roga24:2312:23 AM+1–25:351:35 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:351:35 AM+1–26:462:46 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:462:46 AM+1–27:583:58 AM+1good
Udvega27:583:58 AM+1–29:105:10 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:115:11 AM to 29:105:10 AM+1

05:115:11 AM sunrise19:367:36 PM sunsetsunrise 29:105:10 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 21:529:52 PM
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 27:053:05 AM+1
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 16:434:43 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 08:528:52 AM
Bālavauntil 21:529:52 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2312:23 PM–14:122:12 PM
Pradoṣa 19:367:36 PM–20:538:53 PM
Niśītha 23:5911:59 PM–24:4712:47 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:122:12 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 14 h 25 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:538:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4712:47 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ekādaśī21:529:52 PMDvādaśī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā27:05 03:053:05 AM ThuRevatī
YogaViṣkambha16:434:43 PMPrīti
KaraṇaBava08:528:52 AMBālava
VāraBudhavāra29:10 05:105:10 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Jyeṣṭha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2069
Śaka
1934
Kali
5113
Ahargaṇa
1 867 598
Day length
14 h 25 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
26:542:54 AM+1
Moonset
15:183:18 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:543:54 AM05:115:11 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:543:54 AM04:324:32 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:134:13 AM05:115:11 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:115:11 AM08:048:04 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:596:59 AM08:478:47 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:048:04 AM10:5710:57 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3510:35 AM12:2312:23 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:1011:10 AM12:5612:56 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5511:55 AM12:5212:52 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5911:59 AM12:4712:47 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2312:23 PM14:122:12 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:501:50 PM16:434:43 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:482:48 PM15:453:45 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:434:43 PM19:367:36 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:367:36 PM20:538:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:367:36 PM19:557:55 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:367:36 PM20:348:34 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:479:47 PM23:3311:33 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5911:59 PM24:4712:47 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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