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April 1978 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Kṛṣṇa to Caitra KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 3 April 1978 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī

Somavāra. Ekādaśī began at 03:203:20 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:261:26 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Pāpamocanī Ekādaśī

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

At sunrise

06:186:18 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:1910:19 AM

Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.

Noon

12:3012:30 PM

The Sun 72° above S. Day length 12 h 24 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonIndore12:3012:30 PM
At noon, 12:3012:30 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 305° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 21% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 305° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:454:45 AM–05:325:32 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:095:09 AM–06:186:18 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0512:05 PM–12:5512:55 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:342:34 PM–15:243:24 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:426:42 PM–19:057:05 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:426:42 PM–19:527:52 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:1811:18 PM–24:4912:49 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:517:51 AM–09:249:24 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:5710:57 AM–12:3012:30 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5512:55 PM–13:451:45 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:032:03 PM–15:363:36 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:082:08 PM–15:403:40 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta15:243:24 PM–16:134:13 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

Amṛta06:186:18 AM–07:517:51 AMgood
Kāla07:517:51 AM–09:249:24 AMavoid
Śubha09:249:24 AM–10:5710:57 AMgood
Roga10:5710:57 AM–12:3012:30 PMavoid
Udvega12:3012:30 PM–14:032:03 PMavoid
Cara14:032:03 PM–15:363:36 PMneutral
Lābha15:363:36 PM–17:095:09 PMgood
Amṛta17:095:09 PM–18:426:42 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:426:42 PM–20:098:09 PMneutral
Roga20:098:09 PM–21:369:36 PMavoid
Kāla21:369:36 PM–23:0311:03 PMavoid
Lābha23:0311:03 PM–24:3012:30 AM+1good
Udvega24:3012:30 AM+1–25:571:57 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:571:57 AM+1–27:243:24 AM+1good
Amṛta27:243:24 AM+1–28:504:50 AM+1good
Cara28:504:50 AM+1–30:176:17 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:186:18 AM to 30:176:17 AM+1

06:186:18 AM sunrise18:426:42 PM sunsetsunrise 30:176:17 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 25:261:26 AM+1
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 10:1910:19 AM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 27:063:06 AM+1
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 14:212:21 PM
Bālavauntil 25:261:26 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:517:51 AM–09:249:24 AM
Abhijit 12:0512:05 PM–12:5512:55 PM
Pradoṣa 18:426:42 PM–20:158:15 PM
Niśītha 24:0612:06 AM+1–24:5412:54 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. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:249:24 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:5512:55 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 24 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:158:15 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:5412:54 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ekādaśī25:26 01:261:26 AM TueDvādaśī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa10:1910:19 AMDhaniṣṭhā
YogaSādhya27:06 03:063:06 AM TueŚubha
KaraṇaBava14:212:21 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra30:17 06:176:17 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2034
Śaka
1899
Kali
5078
Ahargaṇa
1 855 136
Day length
12 h 24 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
27:503:50 AM+1
Moonset
14:432:43 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:454:45 AM06:186:18 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:454:45 AM05:325:32 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:095:09 AM06:186:18 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:186:18 AM08:478:47 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:517:51 AM09:249:24 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:478:47 AM11:1611:16 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:5710:57 AM12:3012:30 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0512:05 PM12:5512:55 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0612:06 PM12:5412:54 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5512:55 PM13:451:45 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:451:45 PM16:134:13 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:032:03 PM15:363:36 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:082:08 PM15:403:40 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:342:34 PM15:243:24 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:243:24 PM16:134:13 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:134:13 PM18:426:42 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:426:42 PM20:158:15 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:426:42 PM19:057:05 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:426:42 PM19:527:52 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:1811:18 PM24:4912:49 AM+1sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0612:06 AM+124:5412:54 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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