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Monday 5 January 1959 · Queens, New York, United States

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī

Somavāra. Ekādaśī began at 12:3712:37 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:1010:10 AM.

Observed here on this day

Saphalā Ekādaśī

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

At sunrise

07:207:20 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:1010:10 AM

Ekādaśī gives way to Dvādaśī.

Noon

12:0112:01 PM

The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 22 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:0112:01 PM
At noon, 12:0112:01 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 muhūrta05:235:23 AM–06:216:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:525:52 AM–07:207:20 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4211:42 AM–12:1912:19 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:341:34 PM–14:122:12 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:424:42 PM–17:115:11 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:424:42 PM–18:096:09 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:5110:51 PM–24:2012:20 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:308:30 AM–09:409:40 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:5110:51 AM–12:0112:01 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1912:19 PM–12:5712:57 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:111:11 PM–14:212:21 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:002:00 PM–15:283:28 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta14:122:12 PM–14:492:49 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

Amṛta07:207:20 AM–08:308:30 AMgood
Kāla08:308:30 AM–09:409:40 AMavoid
Śubha09:409:40 AM–10:5110:51 AMgood
Roga10:5110:51 AM–12:0112:01 PMavoid
Udvega12:0112:01 PM–13:111:11 PMavoid
Cara13:111:11 PM–14:212:21 PMneutral
Lābha14:212:21 PM–15:313:31 PMgood
Amṛta15:313:31 PM–16:424:42 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:424:42 PM–18:316:31 PMneutral
Roga18:316:31 PM–20:218:21 PMavoid
Kāla20:218:21 PM–22:1110:11 PMavoid
Lābha22:1110:11 PM–24:0112:01 AM+1good
Udvega24:0112:01 AM+1–25:511:51 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:511:51 AM+1–27:403:40 AM+1good
Amṛta27:403:40 AM+1–29:305:30 AM+1good
Cara29:305:30 AM+1–31:207:20 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:207:20 AM to 31:207:20 AM+1

07:207:20 AM sunrise16:424:42 PM sunsetsunrise 31:207:20 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 10:1010:10 AM
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 10:1810:18 AM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 18:426:42 PM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 10:1010:10 AM
Kaulavauntil 20:548:54 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:308:30 AM–09:409:40 AM
Abhijit 11:4211:42 AM–12:1912:19 PM
Pradoṣa 16:424:42 PM–18:396:39 PM
Niśītha 23:3711:37 PM–24:2512:25 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 09:409:40 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 12:1912:19 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 22 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:396:39 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2512:25 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ekādaśī10:1010:10 AMDvādaśī
NakṣatraViśākhā10:1810:18 AMAnurādhā
YogaŚūla18:426:42 PMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaBālava10:1010:10 AMKaulava
VāraSomavāra31:20 07:207:20 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2015
Śaka
1880
Kali
5059
Ahargaṇa
1 848 108
Day length
9 h 22 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
28:274:27 AM+1
Moonset
13:431:43 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:235:23 AM07:207:20 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:235:23 AM06:216:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:525:52 AM07:207:20 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:207:20 AM09:129:12 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:308:30 AM09:409:40 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:129:12 AM11:0511:05 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:5110:51 AM12:0112:01 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3711:37 AM12:2512:25 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4211:42 AM12:1912:19 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1912:19 PM12:5712:57 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5712:57 PM14:492:49 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:111:11 PM14:212:21 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:341:34 PM14:122:12 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:002:00 PM15:283:28 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:122:12 PM14:492:49 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:492:49 PM16:424:42 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:424:42 PM18:396:39 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:424:42 PM17:115:11 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:424:42 PM18:096:09 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:5110:51 PM24:2012:20 AM+1sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3711:37 PM24:2512:25 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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