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Wednesday 6 January 2016 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī

Budhavāra. Ekādaśī began at 07:437:43 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:249:24 AM.

Observed here on this day

Saphalā Ekādaśī

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

At sunrise

05:185:18 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:249:24 AM

Ekādaśī gives way to Dvādaśī.

Noon

12:2212:22 PM

The Sun 81° above N. Day length 14 h 09 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth12:2212:22 PM
At noon, 12:2212:22 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 313° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 16% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 313° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:593:59 AM–04:384:38 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:184:18 AM–05:185:18 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:432:43 PM–15:403:40 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:267:26 PM–19:467:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:267:26 PM–20:258:25 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:2312:23+1 AM–26:052:05+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:047:04 AM–08:508:50 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:3610:36 AM–12:2212:22 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5411:54 AM–12:5012:50 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2212:22 PM–14:082:08 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:112:11 PM–15:533:53 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Lābha05:185:18 AM–07:047:04 AMgood
Amṛta07:047:04 AM–08:508:50 AMgood
Kāla08:508:50 AM–10:3610:36 AMavoid
Śubha10:3610:36 AM–12:2212:22 PMgood
Roga12:2212:22 PM–14:082:08 PMavoid
Udvega14:082:08 PM–15:543:54 PMavoid
Cara15:543:54 PM–17:405:40 PMneutral
Lābha17:405:40 PM–19:267:26 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:267:26 PM–20:408:40 PMavoid
Śubha20:408:40 PM–21:549:54 PMgood
Amṛta21:549:54 PM–23:0811:08 PMgood
Cara23:0811:08 PM–24:2212:22+1 AMneutral
Roga24:2212:22+1 AM–25:361:36+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:361:36+1 AM–26:502:50+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:502:50+1 AM–28:044:04+1 AMgood
Udvega28:044:04+1 AM–29:185:18+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:185:18 AM to 29:185:18+1 AM

05:185:18 AM sunrise19:267:26 PM sunsetsunrise 29:185:18+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 09:249:24 AM
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 09:569:56 AM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 19:537:53 PM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 09:249:24 AM
Kaulavauntil 22:0010:00 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2212:22 PM–14:082:08 PM
Pradoṣa 19:267:26 PM–20:458:45 PM
Niśītha 23:5811:58 PM–24:4612:46+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:082:08 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 09 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:458:45 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4612:46+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ekādaśī09:249:24 AMDvādaśī
NakṣatraViśākhā09:569:56 AMAnurādhā
YogaŚūla19:537:53 PMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaBālava09:249:24 AMKaulava
VāraBudhavāra29:18 05:185:18 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 928
Day length
14 h 09 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
26:532:53+1 AM
Moonset
15:513:51 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:593:59 AM05:185:18 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:593:59 AM04:384:38 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:184:18 AM05:185:18 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:185:18 AM08:078:07 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:047:04 AM08:508:50 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:078:07 AM10:5710:57 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3610:36 AM12:2212:22 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5411:54 AM12:5012:50 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5811:58 AM12:4612:46 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2212:22 PM14:082:08 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:471:47 PM16:374:37 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:112:11 PM15:533:53 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:432:43 PM15:403:40 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:374:37 PM19:267:26 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:267:26 PM20:458:45 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:267:26 PM19:467:46 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:267:26 PM20:258:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5811:58 PM24:4612:46+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:2312:23+1 AM26:052:05+1 AMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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