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March 1978 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMāgha Kṛṣṇa to Phālguna KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 20 March 1978 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

Phālguna Śukla Ekādaśī

Somavāra. Ekādaśī began at 17:175:17 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:117:11 PM.

Observed here on this day

Āmalakī Ekādaśī

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

At sunrise

06:196:19 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:4111:41 AM

Atigaṇḍa gives way to Sukarmā.

Noon

12:2212:22 PM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 12 h 06 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMultan12:2212:22 PM
At noon, 12:2212:22 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 muhūrta04:444:44 AM–05:315:31 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:085:08 AM–06:196:19 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:249:24 AM–11:0911:09 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:5811:58 AM–12:4612:46 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:232:23 PM–15:113:11 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:256:25 PM–18:496:49 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:256:25 PM–19:367:36 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:507:50 AM–09:209:20 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:5110:51 AM–12:2212:22 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4612:46 PM–13:351:35 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:531:53 PM–15:233:23 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:113:11 PM–16:004:00 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

Amṛta06:196:19 AM–07:507:50 AMgood
Kāla07:507:50 AM–09:209:20 AMavoid
Śubha09:209:20 AM–10:5110:51 AMgood
Roga10:5110:51 AM–12:2212:22 PMavoid
Udvega12:2212:22 PM–13:531:53 PMavoid
Cara13:531:53 PM–15:233:23 PMneutral
Lābha15:233:23 PM–16:544:54 PMgood
Amṛta16:544:54 PM–18:256:25 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:256:25 PM–19:547:54 PMneutral
Roga19:547:54 PM–21:239:23 PMavoid
Kāla21:239:23 PM–22:5210:52 PMavoid
Lābha22:5210:52 PM–24:2112:21 AM+1good
Udvega24:2112:21 AM+1–25:501:50 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:501:50 AM+1–27:203:20 AM+1good
Amṛta27:203:20 AM+1–28:494:49 AM+1good
Cara28:494:49 AM+1–30:186:18 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:196:19 AM to 30:186:18 AM+1

06:196:19 AM sunrise18:256:25 PM sunsetsunrise 30:186:18 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 19:117:11 PM
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 16:274:27 PM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 11:4111:41 AM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 19:117:11 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:507:50 AM–09:209:20 AM
Abhijit 11:5811:58 AM–12:4612:46 PM
Pradoṣa 18:256:25 PM–20:008:00 PM
Niśītha 23:5711:57 PM–24:4512:45 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 09:209:20 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4612:46 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 06 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:008:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4512:45 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ekādaśī19:117:11 PMDvādaśī
NakṣatraPuṣya16:274:27 PMĀśleṣā
YogaAtigaṇḍa11:4111:41 AMSukarmā
KaraṇaViṣṭi19:117:11 PMBava
VāraSomavāra30:18 06:186:18 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
14:352:35 PM
Moonset
27:583:58 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:444:44 AM06:196:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:444:44 AM05:315:31 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:085:08 AM06:196:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:196:19 AM08:448:44 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:507:50 AM09:209:20 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:448:44 AM11:0911:09 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:249:24 AM11:0911:09 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:5110:51 AM12:2212:22 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5811:58 AM12:4612:46 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5811:58 AM12:4612:46 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4612:46 PM13:351:35 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:351:35 PM16:004:00 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:531:53 PM15:233:23 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:232:23 PM15:113:11 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:113:11 PM16:004:00 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:004:00 PM18:256:25 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:256:25 PM20:008:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:256:25 PM18:496:49 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:256:25 PM19:367:36 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5711:57 PM24:4512:45 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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