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Tuesday 5 January 2016 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Ekādaśī began at 07:437:43 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 33:249:24+1 AM, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:507:50 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

19:597:59 PM

Dhṛti gives way to Śūla.

Noon

12:3212:32 PM

The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 25 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3212:32 PM
At noon, 12:3212:32 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 302° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 23% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 302° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:535:53 AM–06:516:51 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:226:22 AM–07:507:50 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1312:13 PM–12:5112:51 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:062:06 PM–14:442:44 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:145:14 PM–17:445:44 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:145:14 PM–18:426:42 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:2112:21+1 AM–26:052:05+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:429:42 AM–10:2010:20 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:1110:11 AM–11:2111:21 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:3212:32 PM–13:431:43 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:531:53 PM–15:383:38 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:532:53 PM–16:044:04 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:0411:04 PM–24:0312:03+1 AMan 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

Roga07:507:50 AM–09:009:00 AMavoid
Udvega09:009:00 AM–10:1110:11 AMavoid
Cara10:1110:11 AM–11:2111:21 AMneutral
Lābha11:2111:21 AM–12:3212:32 PMgood
Amṛta12:3212:32 PM–13:431:43 PMgood
Kāla13:431:43 PM–14:532:53 PMavoid
Śubha14:532:53 PM–16:044:04 PMgood
Roga16:044:04 PM–17:145:14 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:145:14 PM–19:047:04 PMavoid
Lābha19:047:04 PM–20:538:53 PMgood
Udvega20:538:53 PM–22:4310:43 PMavoid
Śubha22:4310:43 PM–24:3212:32+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:3212:32+1 AM–26:212:21+1 AMgood
Cara26:212:21+1 AM–28:114:11+1 AMneutral
Roga28:114:11+1 AM–30:006:00+1 AMavoid
Kāla30:006:00+1 AM–31:497:49+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:507:50 AM to 31:497:49+1 AM

07:507:50 AM sunrise17:145:14 PM sunsetsunrise 31:497:49+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ekādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 19:597:59 PM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 20:388:38 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1312:13 PM–12:5112:51 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:532:53 PM–16:044:04 PM
Pradoṣa 17:145:14 PM–19:117:11 PM
Niśītha 24:0812:08+1 AM–24:5612:56+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:5112:51 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:044:04 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 9 h 25 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 19:117:11 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  7. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:5612:56+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ekādaśīpast sunriseDvādaśī
NakṣatraViśākhāpast sunriseAnurādhā
YogaDhṛti19:597:59 PMŚūla
KaraṇaBava20:388:38 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:49 07:497:49 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 927
Day length
9 h 25 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
27:523:52+1 AM
Moonset
13:461:46 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:535:53 AM07:507:50 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:535:53 AM06:516:51 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:226:22 AM07:507:50 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:507:50 AM09:429:42 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:429:42 AM11:3511:35 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:429:42 AM10:2010:20 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:1110:11 AM11:2111:21 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0812:08 PM12:5612:56 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1312:13 PM12:5112:51 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:3212:32 PM13:431:43 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:281:28 PM15:213:21 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:531:53 PM15:383:38 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:062:06 PM14:442:44 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:532:53 PM16:044:04 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:213:21 PM17:145:14 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:145:14 PM19:117:11 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:145:14 PM17:445:44 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:145:14 PM18:426:42 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0411:04 PM24:0312:03+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0812:08+1 AM24:5612:56+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:2112:21+1 AM26:052:05+1 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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