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January 1996 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 17 January 1996 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī

Budhavāra. Ekādaśī began at 13:381:38 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:0711:07 AM.

Observed here on this day

Ṣaṭtilā Ekādaśī

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

At sunrise

08:248:24 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:0711:07 AM

Ekādaśī gives way to Dvādaśī.

Noon

13:231:23 PM

The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 57 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:231:23 PM
At noon, 13:231:23 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā 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 muhūrta06:326:32 AM–07:287:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā07:007:00 AM–08:248:24 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya15:023:02 PM–15:423:42 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:216:21 PM–18:506:50 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:216:21 PM–19:467:46 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:214:21+1 AM–29:485:48+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa09:399:39 AM–10:5410:54 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0812:08 PM–13:231:23 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:031:03 PM–13:431:43 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:231:23 PM–14:382:38 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:447:44 PM–21:119:11 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

Lābha08:248:24 AM–09:399:39 AMgood
Amṛta09:399:39 AM–10:5410:54 AMgood
Kāla10:5410:54 AM–12:0812:08 PMavoid
Śubha12:0812:08 PM–13:231:23 PMgood
Roga13:231:23 PM–14:382:38 PMavoid
Udvega14:382:38 PM–15:523:52 PMavoid
Cara15:523:52 PM–17:075:07 PMneutral
Lābha17:075:07 PM–18:216:21 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:216:21 PM–20:078:07 PMavoid
Śubha20:078:07 PM–21:529:52 PMgood
Amṛta21:529:52 PM–23:3711:37 PMgood
Cara23:3711:37 PM–25:231:23+1 AMneutral
Roga25:231:23+1 AM–27:083:08+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:083:08+1 AM–28:534:53+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:534:53+1 AM–30:396:39+1 AMgood
Udvega30:396:39+1 AM–32:248:24+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:248:24 AM to 32:248:24+1 AM

08:248:24 AM sunrise18:216:21 PM sunsetsunrise 32:248:24+1 AM
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 11:0711:07 AM
Dvādaśīuntil 32:018:01+1 AM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 14:432:43 PM
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 25:551:55+1 AM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 11:0711:07 AM
Kaulavauntil 21:389:38 PM
Taitilauntil 32:018:01+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 13:231:23 PM–14:382:38 PM
Pradoṣa 18:216:21 PM–20:148:14 PM
Niśītha 24:5912:59+1 AM–25:471:47+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. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:382:38 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 57 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:148:14 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:471:47+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  11. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  12. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  13. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ekādaśī11:0711:07 AMDvādaśī
NakṣatraAnurādhā14:432:43 PMJyeṣṭhā
YogaVṛddhi25:55 01:551:55 AM ThuDhruva
KaraṇaBālava11:0711:07 AMKaulava
VāraBudhavāra32:24 08:248:24 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2052
Śaka
1917
Kali
5096
Ahargaṇa
1 861 634
Day length
9 h 57 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
29:455:45+1 AM
Moonset
15:083:08 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:326:32 AM08:248:24 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:326:32 AM07:287:28 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight07:007:00 AM08:248:24 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:248:24 AM10:2410:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:399:39 AM10:5410:54 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:2410:24 AM12:2312:23 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0812:08 PM13:231:23 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:5912:59 PM13:471:47 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:031:03 PM13:431:43 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:231:23 PM14:382:38 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:232:23 PM16:224:22 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:023:02 PM15:423:42 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:224:22 PM18:216:21 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:216:21 PM20:148:14 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:216:21 PM18:506:50 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:216:21 PM19:467:46 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:447:44 PM21:119:11 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:5912:59+1 AM25:471:47+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:214:21+1 AM29:485:48+1 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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