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Wednesday 14 January 2026 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī

Budhavāra. Ekādaśī began at 17:485:48 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:238:23 PM.

Observed here on this day

Pongal

The Sun enters Makara on this day, before sunset. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoMakara Saṅkrānti determinateṢaṭtilā Ekādaśī determinate

At sunrise

08:258:25 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

20:238:23 PM

Ekādaśī gives way to Dvādaśī.

Noon

13:221:22 PM

The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 54 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:221:22 PM
At noon, 13:221:22 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 309° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 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 muhūrta06:326:32 AM–07:297:29 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā07:007:00 AM–08:258:25 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya15:013:01 PM–15:413:41 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:535:53 PM–19:417:41 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:196:19 PM–18:476:47 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:196:19 PM–19:447:44 PMevening twilight
  • 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–13:221:22 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:021:02 PM–13:421:42 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:221:22 PM–14:362:36 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha08:258:25 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–13:221:22 PMgood
Roga13:221:22 PM–14:362:36 PMavoid
Udvega14:362:36 PM–15:513:51 PMavoid
Cara15:513:51 PM–17:055:05 PMneutral
Lābha17:055:05 PM–18:196:19 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:196:19 PM–20:058:05 PMavoid
Śubha20:058:05 PM–21:509:50 PMgood
Amṛta21:509:50 PM–23:3611:36 PMgood
Cara23:3611:36 PM–25:221:22+1 AMneutral
Roga25:221:22+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–32:258:25+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:258:25 AM to 32:258:25+1 AM

08:258:25 AM sunrise18:196:19 PM sunsetsunrise 32:258:25+1 AM
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 20:238:23 PM
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 29:345:34+1 AM
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 22:2610:26 PM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 20:238:23 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 13:221:22 PM–14:362:36 PM
Pradoṣa 18:196:19 PM–20:128:12 PM
Niśītha 24:5812:58+1 AM–25:461:46+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. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:362:36 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. SunsetDay length 9 h 54 m.
  4. PradoṣaUntil 20:128:12 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  5. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  6. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  7. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:461:46+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  10. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ekādaśī20:238:23 PMDvādaśī
NakṣatraAnurādhā29:34 05:345:34 AM ThuJyeṣṭhā
YogaGaṇḍa22:2610:26 PMVṛddhi
KaraṇaBālava20:238:23 PMKaulava
VāraBudhavāra32:25 08:258:25 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 589
Day length
9 h 54 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
29:425:42+1 AM
Moonset
14:122:12 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:326:32 AM08:258:25 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:326:32 AM07:297:29 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight07:007:00 AM08:258:25 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:258:25 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 PM13:221:22 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:5812:58 PM13:461:46 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:021:02 PM13:421:42 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:221:22 PM14:362:36 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:212:21 PM16:204:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:013:01 PM15:413:41 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:204:20 PM18:196:19 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:535:53 PM19:417:41 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:196:19 PM20:128:12 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:196:19 PM18:476:47 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:196:19 PM19:447:44 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:5812:58+1 AM25:461:46+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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