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Monday 20 March 1978 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Phālguna Śukla Ekādaśī

Somavāra. Ekādaśī began at 17:475:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:417:41 PM.

Observed here on this day

Āmalakī Ekādaśī

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

At sunrise

06:326:32 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:486:48 AM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

12:3412:34 PM

The Sun 67° above S. Day length 12 h 06 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonIndore12:3412:34 PM
At noon, 12:3412:34 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 129° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 81% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 129° falls in Śukla Ekādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:564:56 AM–05:445:44 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:205:20 AM–06:326:32 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:549:54 AM–11:3911:39 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:1012:10 PM–12:5912:59 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:352:35 PM–15:243:24 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:376:37 PM–19:017:01 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:376:37 PM–19:497:49 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:028:02 AM–09:339:33 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0411:04 AM–12:3412:34 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5912:59 PM–13:471:47 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:052:05 PM–15:363:36 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:243:24 PM–16:124:12 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

Amṛta06:326:32 AM–08:028:02 AMgood
Kāla08:028:02 AM–09:339:33 AMavoid
Śubha09:339:33 AM–11:0411:04 AMgood
Roga11:0411:04 AM–12:3412:34 PMavoid
Udvega12:3412:34 PM–14:052:05 PMavoid
Cara14:052:05 PM–15:363:36 PMneutral
Lābha15:363:36 PM–17:075:07 PMgood
Amṛta17:075:07 PM–18:376:37 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:376:37 PM–20:068:06 PMneutral
Roga20:068:06 PM–21:369:36 PMavoid
Kāla21:369:36 PM–23:0511:05 PMavoid
Lābha23:0511:05 PM–24:3412:34 AM+1good
Udvega24:3412:34 AM+1–26:032:03 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:032:03 AM+1–27:323:32 AM+1good
Amṛta27:323:32 AM+1–29:015:01 AM+1good
Cara29:015:01 AM+1–30:316:31 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:326:32 AM to 30:316:31 AM+1

06:326:32 AM sunrise18:376:37 PM sunsetsunrise 30:316:31 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 19:417:41 PM
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 16:574:57 PM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 12:1112:11 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 06:486:48 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 19:417:41 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:028:02 AM–09:339:33 AM
Abhijit 12:1012:10 PM–12:5912:59 PM
Pradoṣa 18:376:37 PM–20:128:12 PM
Niśītha 24:1012:10 AM+1–24:5812:58 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:339:33 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:5912:59 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  6. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 06 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:128:12 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:5812:58 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ekādaśī19:417:41 PMDvādaśī
NakṣatraPuṣya16:574:57 PMĀśleṣā
YogaAtigaṇḍa12:1112:11 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaVaṇija06:486:48 AMViṣṭi
VāraSomavāra30:31 06:316:31 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2034
Śaka
1899
Kali
5078
Ahargaṇa
1 855 122
Day length
12 h 06 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
14:572:57 PM
Moonset
28:024:02 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:564:56 AM06:326:32 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:564:56 AM05:445:44 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:205:20 AM06:326:32 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:326:32 AM08:578:57 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:028:02 AM09:339:33 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:578:57 AM11:2211:22 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:549:54 AM11:3911:39 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:0411:04 AM12:3412:34 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1012:10 PM12:5912:59 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1012:10 PM12:5812:58 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5912:59 PM13:471:47 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:471:47 PM16:124:12 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:052:05 PM15:363:36 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:352:35 PM15:243:24 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:243:24 PM16:124:12 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:124:12 PM18:376:37 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:376:37 PM20:128:12 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:376:37 PM19:017:01 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:376:37 PM19:497:49 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1012:10 AM+124:5812:58 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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