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Saturday 24 December 2016 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī

Śanivāra. Ekādaśī began at 00:5512:55 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:323:32 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Saphalā Ekādaśī

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

At sunrise

06:196:19 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:127:12 AM

Atigaṇḍa gives way to Sukarmā.

Noon

12:1012:10 PM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:1012:10 PM
At noon, 12:1012:10 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 305° ahead of it, in Svātī, 21% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 305° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:404:40 AM–05:305:30 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:055:05 AM–06:196:19 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4711:47 AM–12:3412:34 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:072:07 PM–14:542:54 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:422:42 PM–16:304:30 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:026:02 PM–18:266:26 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:026:02 PM–19:167:16 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika06:196:19 AM–07:477:47 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:196:19 AM–07:067:06 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:067:06 AM–07:537:53 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:159:15 AM–10:4210:42 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:381:38 PM–15:063:06 PMYama’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

Kāla06:196:19 AM–07:477:47 AMavoid
Śubha07:477:47 AM–09:159:15 AMgood
Roga09:159:15 AM–10:4210:42 AMavoid
Udvega10:4210:42 AM–12:1012:10 PMavoid
Cara12:1012:10 PM–13:381:38 PMneutral
Lābha13:381:38 PM–15:063:06 PMgood
Amṛta15:063:06 PM–16:344:34 PMgood
Kāla16:344:34 PM–18:026:02 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:026:02 PM–19:347:34 PMgood
Udvega19:347:34 PM–21:069:06 PMavoid
Śubha21:069:06 PM–22:3810:38 PMgood
Amṛta22:3810:38 PM–24:1112:11 AM+1good
Cara24:1112:11 AM+1–25:431:43 AM+1neutral
Roga25:431:43 AM+1–27:153:15 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:153:15 AM+1–28:474:47 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:474:47 AM+1–30:196:19 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:196:19 AM to 30:196:19 AM+1

06:196:19 AM sunrise18:026:02 PM sunsetsunrise 30:196:19 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 27:323:32 AM+1
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 24:3712:37 AM+1
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 07:127:12 AM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 14:132:13 PM
Bālavauntil 27:323:32 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:159:15 AM–10:4210:42 AM
Abhijit 11:4711:47 AM–12:3412:34 PM
Pradoṣa 18:026:02 PM–19:407:40 PM
Niśītha 23:4711:47 PM–24:3512:35 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:4210:42 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3412:34 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 43 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:407:40 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3512:35 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  10. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ekādaśī27:32 03:323:32 AM SunDvādaśī
NakṣatraSvātī24:37 00:3712:37 AM SunViśākhā
YogaAtigaṇḍa07:127:12 AMSukarmā
KaraṇaBava14:132:13 PMBālava
VāraŚanivāra30:19 06:196:19 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 281
Day length
11 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
27:003:00 AM+1
Moonset
14:232:23 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:404:40 AM06:196:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:404:40 AM05:305:30 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:055:05 AM06:196:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:196:19 AM08:398:39 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:196:19 AM07:477:47 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:196:19 AM07:067:06 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:067:06 AM07:537:53 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:398:39 AM11:0011:00 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:159:15 AM10:4210:42 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4611:46 AM12:3412:34 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4711:47 AM12:3412:34 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:211:21 PM15:413:41 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:381:38 PM15:063:06 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:072:07 PM14:542:54 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:422:42 PM16:304:30 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:413:41 PM18:026:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:026:02 PM19:407:40 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:026:02 PM18:266:26 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:026:02 PM19:167:16 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4711:47 PM24:3512:35 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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