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

Monday 20 March 1978 · Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

Phālguna Śukla Ekādaśī

Somavāra. Ekādaśī began at 21:179:17 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:1111:11 PM.

Observed here on this day

Āmalakī Ekādaśī

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

At sunrise

05:585:58 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:1810:18 AM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

12:0012:00 PM

The Sun 54° above S. Day length 12 h 06 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonNagoya12:0012:00 PM
At noon, 12:0012:00 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 127° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 80% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 127° falls in Śukla Ekādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:224:22 AM–05:105:10 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:464:46 AM–05:585:58 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3611:36 AM–12:2512:25 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:241:24 PM–15:093:09 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:012:01 PM–14:502:50 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:036:03 PM–18:276:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:036:03 PM–19:147:14 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:287:28 AM–08:598:59 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3010:30 AM–12:0012:00 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2512:25 PM–13:131:13 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:311:31 PM–15:023:02 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:502:50 PM–15:383:38 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

Amṛta05:585:58 AM–07:287:28 AMgood
Kāla07:287:28 AM–08:598:59 AMavoid
Śubha08:598:59 AM–10:3010:30 AMgood
Roga10:3010:30 AM–12:0012:00 PMavoid
Udvega12:0012:00 PM–13:311:31 PMavoid
Cara13:311:31 PM–15:023:02 PMneutral
Lābha15:023:02 PM–16:324:32 PMgood
Amṛta16:324:32 PM–18:036:03 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:036:03 PM–19:327:32 PMneutral
Roga19:327:32 PM–21:019:01 PMavoid
Kāla21:019:01 PM–22:3110:31 PMavoid
Lābha22:3110:31 PM–24:0012:00 AM+1good
Udvega24:0012:00 AM+1–25:291:29 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:291:29 AM+1–26:582:58 AM+1good
Amṛta26:582:58 AM+1–28:274:27 AM+1good
Cara28:274:27 AM+1–29:565:56 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:585:58 AM to 29:565:56 AM+1

05:585:58 AM sunrise18:036:03 PM sunsetsunrise 29:565:56 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 23:1111:11 PM
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 20:278:27 PM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 15:413:41 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 10:1810:18 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 23:1111:11 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:287:28 AM–08:598:59 AM
Abhijit 11:3611:36 AM–12:2512:25 PM
Pradoṣa 18:036:03 PM–19:387:38 PM
Niśītha 23:3611:36 PM–24:2412:24 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 08:598:59 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2512:25 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 06 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:387:38 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  9. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2412:24 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ekādaśī23:1111:11 PMDvādaśī
NakṣatraPuṣya20:278:27 PMĀśleṣā
YogaAtigaṇḍa15:413:41 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaVaṇija10:1810:18 AMViṣṭi
VāraSomavāra29:56 05:565:56 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
13:561:56 PM
Moonset
27:353:35 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:224:22 AM05:585:58 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:224:22 AM05:105:10 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:464:46 AM05:585:58 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:585:58 AM08:238:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:287:28 AM08:598:59 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:238:23 AM10:4810:48 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3010:30 AM12:0012:00 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3611:36 AM12:2512:25 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3611:36 AM12:2412:24 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2512:25 PM13:131:13 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:131:13 PM15:383:38 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:241:24 PM15:093:09 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:311:31 PM15:023:02 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:012:01 PM14:502:50 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:502:50 PM15:383:38 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:383:38 PM18:036:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:036:03 PM19:387:38 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:036:03 PM18:276:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:036:03 PM19:147:14 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3611:36 PM24:2412:24 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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