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Thursday 21 December 2000 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī

Guruvāra. Ekādaśī began at 19:077:07 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:267:26 PM.

Observed here on this day

Saphalā Ekādaśī

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

At sunrise

08:228:22 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:2012:20 PM

Atigaṇḍa gives way to Sukarmā.

Noon

13:111:11 PM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 39 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:111:11 PM
At noon, 13:111:11 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 309° ahead of it, in Svātī, 19% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 309° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:276:27 AM–07:247:24 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:566:56 AM–08:228:22 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:5212:52 PM–13:301:30 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:591:59 PM–15:393:39 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:482:48 PM–15:263:26 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:006:00 PM–18:296:29 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:006:00 PM–19:277:27 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:228:22 AM–09:349:34 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4610:46 AM–11:5911:59 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:3511:35 AM–12:1312:13 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:232:23 PM–15:363:36 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:263:26 PM–16:054:05 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya29:045:04+1 AM–30:456:45+1 AMa 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

Śubha08:228:22 AM–09:349:34 AMgood
Roga09:349:34 AM–10:4610:46 AMavoid
Udvega10:4610:46 AM–11:5911:59 AMavoid
Cara11:5911:59 AM–13:111:11 PMneutral
Lābha13:111:11 PM–14:232:23 PMgood
Amṛta14:232:23 PM–15:363:36 PMgood
Kāla15:363:36 PM–16:484:48 PMavoid
Śubha16:484:48 PM–18:006:00 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:006:00 PM–19:487:48 PMgood
Cara19:487:48 PM–21:369:36 PMneutral
Roga21:369:36 PM–23:2411:24 PMavoid
Kāla23:2411:24 PM–25:111:11+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:111:11+1 AM–26:592:59+1 AMgood
Udvega26:592:59+1 AM–28:474:47+1 AMavoid
Śubha28:474:47+1 AM–30:346:34+1 AMgood
Amṛta30:346:34+1 AM–32:228:22+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:228:22 AM to 32:228:22+1 AM

08:228:22 AM sunrise18:006:00 PM sunsetsunrise 32:228:22+1 AM
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 19:267:26 PM
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 23:0811:08 PM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 12:2012:20 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 19:267:26 PM
Kaulavauntil 31:477:47+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:5212:52 PM–13:301:30 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:232:23 PM–15:363:36 PM
Pradoṣa 18:006:00 PM–19:557:55 PM
Niśītha 24:4712:47+1 AM–25:351:35+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:301:30 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:363:36 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 39 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:557:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:351:35+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ekādaśī19:267:26 PMDvādaśī
NakṣatraSvātī23:0811:08 PMViśākhā
YogaAtigaṇḍa12:2012:20 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaBālava19:267:26 PMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra32:22 08:228:22 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2057
Śaka
1922
Kali
5101
Ahargaṇa
1 863 434
Day length
9 h 39 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
28:534:53+1 AM
Moonset
15:153:15 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:276:27 AM08:228:22 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:276:27 AM07:247:24 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:566:56 AM08:228:22 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:228:22 AM10:1710:17 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:228:22 AM09:349:34 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:1710:17 AM12:1312:13 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4610:46 AM11:5911:59 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:3511:35 AM12:1312:13 PM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4712:47 PM13:351:35 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5212:52 PM13:301:30 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:591:59 PM15:393:39 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:092:09 PM16:054:05 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:232:23 PM15:363:36 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:482:48 PM15:263:26 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:263:26 PM16:054:05 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:054:05 PM18:006:00 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:006:00 PM19:557:55 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:006:00 PM18:296:29 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:006:00 PM19:277:27 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:4712:47+1 AM25:351:35+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra29:045:04+1 AM30:456:45+1 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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