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Tuesday 5 January 2016 · Kabul, Afghanistan

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Ekādaśī began at 04:134:13 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:545:54+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Saphalā Ekādaśī

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

At sunrise

07:017:01 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:294:29 PM

Dhṛti gives way to Śūla.

Noon

11:5811:58 AM

The Sun 33° above S. Day length 9 h 55 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKabul11:5811:58 AM
At noon, 11:5811:58 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 304° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 22% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 304° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:085:08 AM–06:046:04 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:365:36 AM–07:017:01 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3911:39 AM–12:1812:18 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:381:38 PM–14:172:17 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:564:56 PM–17:245:24 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:564:56 PM–18:216:21 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:518:51 PM–22:3510:35 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:009:00 AM–09:409:40 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:309:30 AM–10:4410:44 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:2310:23 AM–12:0812:08 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika11:5811:58 AM–13:131:13 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:272:27 PM–15:423:42 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:3410:34 PM–23:3011:30 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

Roga07:017:01 AM–08:158:15 AMavoid
Udvega08:158:15 AM–09:309:30 AMavoid
Cara09:309:30 AM–10:4410:44 AMneutral
Lābha10:4410:44 AM–11:5811:58 AMgood
Amṛta11:5811:58 AM–13:131:13 PMgood
Kāla13:131:13 PM–14:272:27 PMavoid
Śubha14:272:27 PM–15:423:42 PMgood
Roga15:423:42 PM–16:564:56 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:564:56 PM–18:426:42 PMavoid
Lābha18:426:42 PM–20:278:27 PMgood
Udvega20:278:27 PM–22:1310:13 PMavoid
Śubha22:1310:13 PM–23:5811:58 PMgood
Amṛta23:5811:58 PM–25:441:44+1 AMgood
Cara25:441:44+1 AM–27:303:30+1 AMneutral
Roga27:303:30+1 AM–29:155:15+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:155:15+1 AM–31:017:01+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:017:01 AM to 31:017:01+1 AM

07:017:01 AM sunrise16:564:56 PM sunsetsunrise 31:017:01+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 29:545:54+1 AM
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 30:266:26+1 AM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 16:294:29 PM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 17:085:08 PM
Bālavauntil 29:545:54+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3911:39 AM–12:1812:18 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:272:27 PM–15:423:42 PM
Pradoṣa 16:564:56 PM–18:496:49 PM
Niśītha 23:3411:34 PM–24:2212:22+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 12:1812:18 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:423:42 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 55 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:496:49 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2212:22+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ekādaśī29:54 05:545:54 AM WedDvādaśī
NakṣatraViśākhā30:26 06:266:26 AM WedAnurādhā
YogaDhṛti16:294:29 PMŚūla
KaraṇaBava17:085:08 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:01 07:017:01 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 55 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
27:163:16+1 AM
Moonset
13:251:25 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:085:08 AM07:017:01 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:085:08 AM06:046:04 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:365:36 AM07:017:01 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:017:01 AM09:009:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:009:00 AM10:5910:59 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:009:00 AM09:409:40 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:309:30 AM10:4410:44 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:2310:23 AM12:0812:08 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3411:34 AM12:2212:22 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3911:39 AM12:1812:18 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5811:58 AM13:131:13 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5812:58 PM14:572:57 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:381:38 PM14:172:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:272:27 PM15:423:42 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:572:57 PM16:564:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:564:56 PM18:496:49 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:564:56 PM17:245:24 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:564:56 PM18:216:21 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:518:51 PM22:3510:35 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3410:34 PM23:3011:30 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3411:34 PM24:2212:22+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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