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Tuesday 21 April 2009 · Tehran, Iran

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Ekādaśī began at 11:0211:02 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:5211:52 AM.

Observed here on this day

Varūthinī Ekādaśī

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

At sunrise

06:246:24 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:5211:52 AM

Ekādaśī gives way to Dvādaśī.

Noon

13:031:03 PM

The Sun 66° above S. Day length 13 h 18 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran13:031:03 PM
At noon, 13:031:03 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 313° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 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 muhūrta04:594:59 AM–05:425:42 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:205:20 AM–06:246:24 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3712:37 PM–13:301:30 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:163:16 PM–16:094:09 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:427:42 PM–20:048:04 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:427:42 PM–20:468:46 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:345:34 AM+1–31:137:13 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:049:04 AM–09:579:57 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:449:44 AM–11:2411:24 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika13:031:03 PM–14:432:43 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla16:234:23 PM–18:026:02 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:427:42 PM–21:219:21 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:5911:59 PM–24:4112:41 AM+1an 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

Roga06:246:24 AM–08:048:04 AMavoid
Udvega08:048:04 AM–09:449:44 AMavoid
Cara09:449:44 AM–11:2411:24 AMneutral
Lābha11:2411:24 AM–13:031:03 PMgood
Amṛta13:031:03 PM–14:432:43 PMgood
Kāla14:432:43 PM–16:234:23 PMavoid
Śubha16:234:23 PM–18:026:02 PMgood
Roga18:026:02 PM–19:427:42 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla19:427:42 PM–21:029:02 PMavoid
Lābha21:029:02 PM–22:2210:22 PMgood
Udvega22:2210:22 PM–23:4311:43 PMavoid
Śubha23:4311:43 PM–25:031:03 AM+1good
Amṛta25:031:03 AM+1–26:232:23 AM+1good
Cara26:232:23 AM+1–27:433:43 AM+1neutral
Roga27:433:43 AM+1–29:035:03 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:035:03 AM+1–30:236:23 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:246:24 AM to 30:236:23 AM+1

06:246:24 AM sunrise19:427:42 PM sunsetsunrise 30:236:23 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 11:5211:52 AM
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 13:071:07 PM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 23:2611:26 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 11:5211:52 AM
Kaulavauntil 24:0012:00 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:3712:37 PM–13:301:30 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:234:23 PM–18:026:02 PM
Pradoṣa 19:427:42 PM–21:089:08 PM
Niśītha 24:3912:39 AM+1–25:271:27 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. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:301:30 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:026:02 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 18 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:089:08 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:271:27 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ekādaśī11:5211:52 AMDvādaśī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā13:071:07 PMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaBrahma23:2611:26 PMIndra
KaraṇaBālava11:5211:52 AMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:23 06:236:23 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2066
Śaka
1931
Kali
5110
Ahargaṇa
1 866 477
Day length
13 h 18 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
28:314:31 AM+1
Moonset
15:573:57 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:594:59 AM06:246:24 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:594:59 AM05:425:42 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:205:20 AM06:246:24 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:246:24 AM09:049:04 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:049:04 AM11:4411:44 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:049:04 AM09:579:57 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:449:44 AM11:2411:24 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3712:37 PM13:301:30 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3912:39 PM13:271:27 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:031:03 PM14:432:43 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:232:23 PM17:035:03 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:163:16 PM16:094:09 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:234:23 PM18:026:02 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:035:03 PM19:427:42 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:427:42 PM21:219:21 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk19:427:42 PM21:089:08 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:427:42 PM20:048:04 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:427:42 PM20:468:46 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:5911:59 PM24:4112:41 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:3912:39 AM+125:271:27 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:345:34 AM+131:137:13 AM+1sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
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