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Monday 18 December 1961 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Ekādaśī

Somavāra. Ekādaśī began at 11:5311:53 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:3410:34 AM.

Observed here on this day

Mokṣadā Ekādaśī

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

AlsoAkhaṇḍa Dvādaśī determinate

At sunrise

07:207:20 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:198:19 AM

Aśvinī gives way to Bharaṇī.

Noon

11:3611:36 AM

The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3611:36 AM
At noon, 11:3611:36 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 133° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 84% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 133° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:165:16 AM–06:186:18 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:475:47 AM–07:207:20 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1911:19 AM–11:5411:54 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:021:02 PM–13:361:36 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli15:533:53 PM–16:244:24 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:533:53 PM–17:265:26 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:103:10+1 AM–28:444:44+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:248:24 AM–09:289:28 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3210:32 AM–11:3611:36 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5411:54 AM–12:2812:28 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika12:4112:41 PM–13:451:45 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:361:36 PM–14:112:11 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya17:445:44 PM–19:197:19 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

Amṛta07:207:20 AM–08:248:24 AMgood
Kāla08:248:24 AM–09:289:28 AMavoid
Śubha09:289:28 AM–10:3210:32 AMgood
Roga10:3210:32 AM–11:3611:36 AMavoid
Udvega11:3611:36 AM–12:4112:41 PMavoid
Cara12:4112:41 PM–13:451:45 PMneutral
Lābha13:451:45 PM–14:492:49 PMgood
Amṛta14:492:49 PM–15:533:53 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara15:533:53 PM–17:495:49 PMneutral
Roga17:495:49 PM–19:457:45 PMavoid
Kāla19:457:45 PM–21:419:41 PMavoid
Lābha21:419:41 PM–23:3711:37 PMgood
Udvega23:3711:37 PM–25:331:33+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:331:33+1 AM–27:283:28+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:283:28+1 AM–29:245:24+1 AMgood
Cara29:245:24+1 AM–31:207:20+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:207:20 AM to 31:207:20+1 AM

07:207:20 AM sunrise15:533:53 PM sunsetsunrise 31:207:20+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 10:3410:34 AM
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 08:198:19 AM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 26:042:04+1 AM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 10:3410:34 AM
Bavauntil 22:0010:00 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:248:24 AM–09:289:28 AM
Abhijit 11:1911:19 AM–11:5411:54 AM
Pradoṣa 15:533:53 PM–17:575:57 PM
Niśītha 23:1311:13 PM–24:0112:01+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. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:289:28 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 11:5411:54 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. SunsetDay length 8 h 34 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 17:575:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0112:01+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ekādaśī10:3410:34 AMDvādaśī
NakṣatraAśvinī08:198:19 AMBharaṇī
YogaŚiva26:04 02:042:04 AM TueSiddha
KaraṇaViṣṭi10:3410:34 AMBava
VāraSomavāra31:20 07:207:20 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2018
Śaka
1883
Kali
5062
Ahargaṇa
1 849 186
Day length
8 h 34 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
13:491:49 PM
Moonset
27:483:48+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:165:16 AM07:207:20 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:165:16 AM06:186:18 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:475:47 AM07:207:20 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:207:20 AM09:029:02 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:248:24 AM09:289:28 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:029:02 AM10:4510:45 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3210:32 AM11:3611:36 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1211:12 AM12:0012:00 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1911:19 AM11:5411:54 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5411:54 AM12:2812:28 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2812:28 PM14:112:11 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:4112:41 PM13:451:45 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:021:02 PM13:361:36 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:361:36 PM14:112:11 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:112:11 PM15:533:53 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk15:533:53 PM17:575:57 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset15:533:53 PM16:244:24 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight15:533:53 PM17:265:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:445:44 PM19:197:19 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1311:13 PM24:0112:01+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:103:10+1 AM28:444:44+1 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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