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Tuesday 20 January 1959 · Queens, New York, United States

Pauṣa Śukla Ekādaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Ekādaśī began at 10:5610:56 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:5412:54 PM.

Observed here on this day

Putradā Ekādaśī

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

At sunrise

07:167:16 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:5412:54 PM

Ekādaśī gives way to Dvādaśī.

Noon

12:0612:06 PM

The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 h 42 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:0612:06 PM
At noon, 12:0612:06 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 132° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 83% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 132° falls in Śukla Ekādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:215:21 AM–06:186:18 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:505:50 AM–07:167:16 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4711:47 AM–12:2612:26 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:441:44 PM–14:222:22 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:584:58 PM–17:265:26 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:584:58 PM–18:236:23 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:336:33 PM–20:188:18 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:129:12 AM–09:519:51 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:419:41 AM–10:5410:54 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0712:07 PM–13:191:19 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:181:18 PM–15:033:03 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:322:32 PM–15:453:45 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:4110:41 PM–23:3811:38 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya28:024:02 AM+1–29:455:45 AM+1a 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

Roga07:167:16 AM–08:288:28 AMavoid
Udvega08:288:28 AM–09:419:41 AMavoid
Cara09:419:41 AM–10:5410:54 AMneutral
Lābha10:5410:54 AM–12:0712:07 PMgood
Amṛta12:0712:07 PM–13:191:19 PMgood
Kāla13:191:19 PM–14:322:32 PMavoid
Śubha14:322:32 PM–15:453:45 PMgood
Roga15:453:45 PM–16:584:58 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:584:58 PM–18:456:45 PMavoid
Lābha18:456:45 PM–20:328:32 PMgood
Udvega20:328:32 PM–22:1910:19 PMavoid
Śubha22:1910:19 PM–24:0612:06 AM+1good
Amṛta24:0612:06 AM+1–25:531:53 AM+1good
Cara25:531:53 AM+1–27:413:41 AM+1neutral
Roga27:413:41 AM+1–29:285:28 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:285:28 AM+1–31:157:15 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:167:16 AM to 31:157:15 AM+1

07:167:16 AM sunrise16:584:58 PM sunsetsunrise 31:157:15 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 12:5412:54 PM
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 22:0310:03 PM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 27:223:22 AM+1
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 12:5412:54 PM
Bavauntil 25:401:40 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4711:47 AM–12:2612:26 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:322:32 PM–15:453:45 PM
Pradoṣa 16:584:58 PM–18:526:52 PM
Niśītha 23:4211:42 PM–24:3012:30 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:2612:26 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:453:45 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 42 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:526:52 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3012:30 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ekādaśī12:5412:54 PMDvādaśī
NakṣatraRohiṇī22:0310:03 PMMṛgaśirā
YogaBrahma27:22 03:223:22 AM WedIndra
KaraṇaViṣṭi12:5412:54 PMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:15 07:157:15 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2015
Śaka
1880
Kali
5059
Ahargaṇa
1 848 123
Day length
9 h 42 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
13:401:40 PM
Moonset
28:174:17 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:215:21 AM07:167:16 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:215:21 AM06:186:18 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:505:50 AM07:167:16 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:167:16 AM09:129:12 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:129:12 AM11:0811:08 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:129:12 AM09:519:51 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:419:41 AM10:5410:54 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4311:43 AM12:3112:31 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4711:47 AM12:2612:26 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0712:07 PM13:191:19 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:051:05 PM15:013:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:181:18 PM15:033:03 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:441:44 PM14:222:22 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:322:32 PM15:453:45 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:013:01 PM16:584:58 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:584:58 PM18:526:52 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:584:58 PM17:265:26 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:584:58 PM18:236:23 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:336:33 PM20:188:18 PMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4110:41 PM23:3811:38 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4211:42 PM24:3012:30 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:024:02 AM+129:455:45 AM+1sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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