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Friday 6 December 1996 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī

Śukravāra. Ekādaśī began at 18:406:40 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:157:15 PM.

Observed here on this day

Utpannā Ekādaśī

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

At sunrise

06:386:38 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:047:04 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:3212:32 PM

The Sun 62° above S. Day length 11 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:3212:32 PM
At noon, 12:3212:32 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 309° ahead of it, in Citrā, 19% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 309° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:005:00 AM–05:495:49 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:255:25 AM–06:386:38 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0812:08 PM–12:5512:55 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:302:30 PM–15:173:17 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:266:26 PM–18:506:50 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:266:26 PM–19:397:39 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:536:53 PM–20:328:32 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika08:078:07 AM–09:359:35 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:548:54 AM–10:3410:34 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta09:009:00 AM–09:479:47 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:0311:03 AM–12:3212:32 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5512:55 PM–13:431:43 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:293:29 PM–16:574:57 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Cara06:386:38 AM–08:078:07 AMneutral
Lābha08:078:07 AM–09:359:35 AMgood
Amṛta09:359:35 AM–11:0311:03 AMgood
Kāla11:0311:03 AM–12:3212:32 PMavoid
Śubha12:3212:32 PM–14:002:00 PMgood
Roga14:002:00 PM–15:293:29 PMavoid
Udvega15:293:29 PM–16:574:57 PMavoid
Cara16:574:57 PM–18:266:26 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:266:26 PM–19:577:57 PMavoid
Kāla19:577:57 PM–21:299:29 PMavoid
Lābha21:299:29 PM–23:0111:01 PMgood
Udvega23:0111:01 PM–24:3212:32+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:3212:32+1 AM–26:042:04+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:042:04+1 AM–27:353:35+1 AMgood
Cara27:353:35+1 AM–29:075:07+1 AMneutral
Roga29:075:07+1 AM–30:396:39+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:386:38 AM to 30:396:39+1 AM

06:386:38 AM sunrise18:266:26 PM sunsetsunrise 30:396:39+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 19:157:15 PM
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 25:321:32+1 AM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 17:105:10 PM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 07:047:04 AM
Bālavauntil 19:157:15 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:0311:03 AM–12:3212:32 PM
Abhijit 12:0812:08 PM–12:5512:55 PM
Pradoṣa 18:266:26 PM–20:038:03 PM
Niśītha 24:0812:08+1 AM–24:5612:56+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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:3212:32 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:5512:55 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 47 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:038:03 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5612:56+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ekādaśī19:157:15 PMDvādaśī
NakṣatraCitrā25:32 01:321:32 AM SatSvātī
YogaSaubhāgya17:105:10 PMŚobhana
KaraṇaBava07:047:04 AMBālava
VāraŚukravāra30:39 06:396:39 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 958
Day length
11 h 47 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
27:423:42+1 AM
Moonset
15:073:07 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:005:00 AM06:386:38 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:005:00 AM05:495:49 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:255:25 AM06:386:38 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:386:38 AM09:009:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:078:07 AM09:359:35 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:548:54 AM10:3410:34 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:009:00 AM11:2111:21 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:009:00 AM09:479:47 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:0311:03 AM12:3212:32 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0812:08 PM12:5612:56 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0812:08 PM12:5512:55 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5512:55 PM13:431:43 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:431:43 PM16:044:04 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:302:30 PM15:173:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:293:29 PM16:574:57 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:044:04 PM18:266:26 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:266:26 PM20:038:03 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:266:26 PM18:506:50 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:266:26 PM19:397:39 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:536:53 PM20:328:32 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0812:08+1 AM24:5612:56+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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