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Monday 17 February 1997 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Māgha Śukla Ekādaśī

Somavāra. Ekādaśī began at 19:567:56 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:419:41 PM.

Observed here on this day

Jayā Ekādaśī

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

At sunrise

06:566:56 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:458:45 AM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

12:5512:55 PM

The Sun 72° above S. Day length 11 h 57 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:5512:55 PM
At noon, 12:5512:55 PM, the Sun is in Dhaniṣṭhā and the Moon 128° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 81% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 128° falls in Śukla Ekādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:205:20 AM–06:086:08 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:445:44 AM–06:566:56 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3112:31 PM–13:191:19 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:542:54 PM–15:423:42 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:313:31 PM–17:165:16 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:536:53 PM–19:177:17 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:536:53 PM–20:058:05 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:268:26 AM–09:569:56 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:229:22 AM–11:0711:07 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:2511:25 AM–12:5512:55 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:191:19 PM–14:062:06 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:242:24 PM–15:543:54 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:423:42 PM–16:304:30 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

Amṛta06:566:56 AM–08:268:26 AMgood
Kāla08:268:26 AM–09:569:56 AMavoid
Śubha09:569:56 AM–11:2511:25 AMgood
Roga11:2511:25 AM–12:5512:55 PMavoid
Udvega12:5512:55 PM–14:242:24 PMavoid
Cara14:242:24 PM–15:543:54 PMneutral
Lābha15:543:54 PM–17:235:23 PMgood
Amṛta17:235:23 PM–18:536:53 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:536:53 PM–20:238:23 PMneutral
Roga20:238:23 PM–21:549:54 PMavoid
Kāla21:549:54 PM–23:2411:24 PMavoid
Lābha23:2411:24 PM–24:5512:55+1 AMgood
Udvega24:5512:55+1 AM–26:252:25+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:252:25+1 AM–27:553:55+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:553:55+1 AM–29:265:26+1 AMgood
Cara29:265:26+1 AM–30:566:56+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:566:56 AM to 30:566:56+1 AM

06:566:56 AM sunrise18:536:53 PM sunsetsunrise 30:566:56+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 21:419:41 PM
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 26:292:29+1 AM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 28:054:05+1 AM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 08:458:45 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 21:419:41 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:268:26 AM–09:569:56 AM
Abhijit 12:3112:31 PM–13:191:19 PM
Pradoṣa 18:536:53 PM–20:298:29 PM
Niśītha 24:3112:31+1 AM–25:191:19+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:569:56 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:191:19 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 57 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:298:29 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  8. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:191:19+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  11. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ekādaśī21:419:41 PMDvādaśī
NakṣatraĀrdrā26:29 02:292:29 AM TuePunarvasu
YogaPrīti28:05 04:054:05 AM TueĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaVaṇija08:458:45 AMViṣṭi
VāraSomavāra30:56 06:566:56 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 862 031
Day length
11 h 57 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
15:183:18 PM
Moonset
27:543:54+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:205:20 AM06:566:56 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:205:20 AM06:086:08 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:445:44 AM06:566:56 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:566:56 AM09:209:20 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:268:26 AM09:569:56 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:209:20 AM11:4311:43 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:229:22 AM11:0711:07 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:2511:25 AM12:5512:55 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:3112:31 PM13:191:19 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3112:31 PM13:191:19 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:191:19 PM14:062:06 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:062:06 PM16:304:30 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:242:24 PM15:543:54 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:542:54 PM15:423:42 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:313:31 PM17:165:16 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:423:42 PM16:304:30 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:304:30 PM18:536:53 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:536:53 PM20:298:29 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:536:53 PM19:177:17 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:536:53 PM20:058:05 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:3112:31+1 AM25:191:19+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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