December 1998 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 14 December 1998 · Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī

Somavāra. Ekādaśī began at 11:3111:31 AM yesterday, and holds until 14:082:08 PM.

Observed here on this day

Saphalā Ekādaśī

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

At sunrise

06:016:01 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:186:18 AM

Citrā gives way to Svātī.

Noon

11:5511:55 AM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 48 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonAccra11:5511:55 AM
At noon, 11:5511:55 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 311° ahead of it, in Svātī, 17% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 311° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:244:24 AM–05:135:13 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:484:48 AM–06:016:01 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3211:32 AM–12:1912:19 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:531:53 PM–14:412:41 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:495:49 PM–18:146:14 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:495:49 PM–19:037:03 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:2411:24 PM–25:121:12+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:307:30 AM–08:588:58 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2710:27 AM–11:5511:55 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1912:19 PM–13:061:06 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya12:3612:36 PM–14:242:24 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika13:241:24 PM–14:522:52 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:412:41 PM–15:283:28 PMan 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

Amṛta06:016:01 AM–07:307:30 AMgood
Kāla07:307:30 AM–08:588:58 AMavoid
Śubha08:588:58 AM–10:2710:27 AMgood
Roga10:2710:27 AM–11:5511:55 AMavoid
Udvega11:5511:55 AM–13:241:24 PMavoid
Cara13:241:24 PM–14:522:52 PMneutral
Lābha14:522:52 PM–16:214:21 PMgood
Amṛta16:214:21 PM–17:495:49 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:495:49 PM–19:217:21 PMneutral
Roga19:217:21 PM–20:528:52 PMavoid
Kāla20:528:52 PM–22:2410:24 PMavoid
Lābha22:2410:24 PM–23:5611:56 PMgood
Udvega23:5611:56 PM–25:271:27+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:271:27+1 AM–26:592:59+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:592:59+1 AM–28:304:30+1 AMgood
Cara28:304:30+1 AM–30:026:02+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:016:01 AM to 30:026:02+1 AM

06:016:01 AM sunrise17:495:49 PM sunsetsunrise 30:026:02+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 14:082:08 PM
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 06:186:18 AM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 09:409:40 AM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 14:082:08 PM
Kaulavauntil 27:263:26+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:307:30 AM–08:588:58 AM
Abhijit 11:3211:32 AM–12:1912:19 PM
Pradoṣa 17:495:49 PM–19:277:27 PM
Niśītha 23:3211:32 PM–24:2012:20+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:588:58 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:1912:19 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  7. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 11 h 48 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:277:27 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2012:20+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ekādaśī14:082:08 PMDvādaśī
NakṣatraCitrā06:186:18 AMSvātī
YogaŚobhana09:409:40 AMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaBālava14:082:08 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra30:02 06:026:02 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 696
Day length
11 h 48 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
27:123:12+1 AM
Moonset
14:402:40 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:244:24 AM06:016:01 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:244:24 AM05:135:13 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:484:48 AM06:016:01 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:016:01 AM08:238:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:307:30 AM08:588:58 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:238:23 AM10:4510:45 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2710:27 AM11:5511:55 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3111:31 AM12:1912:19 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3211:32 AM12:1912:19 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1912:19 PM13:061:06 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:3612:36 PM14:242:24 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:061:06 PM15:283:28 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:241:24 PM14:522:52 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:531:53 PM14:412:41 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:412:41 PM15:283:28 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:283:28 PM17:495:49 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:495:49 PM19:277:27 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:495:49 PM18:146:14 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:495:49 PM19:037:03 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:2411:24 PM25:121:12+1 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3211:32 PM24:2012:20+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
This page as JSON · Markdown · ICS
Profile
pac-rp@2026.1 · upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Ayanāṃśa
lahiri-iae1985 · 23°50′22″
Engine · ruleset
0.1.0 · 2026.3-draft
Place
5°33′ N 0°12′ W · GeoNames 2306104