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December 1987 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 16 December 1987 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī

Budhavāra. Ekādaśī began at 05:525:52 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:415:41+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Saphalā Ekādaśī

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

At sunrise

06:126:12 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

17:365:36 PM

Śobhana gives way to Atigaṇḍa.

Noon

11:2911:29 AM

The Sun 41° above S. Day length 10 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:2911:29 AM
At noon, 11:2911:29 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 303° ahead of it, in Citrā, 23% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 303° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:254:25 AM–05:185:18 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:524:52 AM–06:126:12 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:4311:43 AM–13:221:22 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:151:15 PM–13:571:57 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:464:46 PM–17:135:13 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:464:46 PM–18:076:07 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:317:31 AM–08:518:51 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:1010:10 AM–11:2911:29 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:0811:08 AM–11:5011:50 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:2911:29 AM–12:4812:48 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya23:5611:56 PM–25:321:32+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

Lābha06:126:12 AM–07:317:31 AMgood
Amṛta07:317:31 AM–08:518:51 AMgood
Kāla08:518:51 AM–10:1010:10 AMavoid
Śubha10:1010:10 AM–11:2911:29 AMgood
Roga11:2911:29 AM–12:4812:48 PMavoid
Udvega12:4812:48 PM–14:082:08 PMavoid
Cara14:082:08 PM–15:273:27 PMneutral
Lābha15:273:27 PM–16:464:46 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:464:46 PM–18:276:27 PMavoid
Śubha18:276:27 PM–20:088:08 PMgood
Amṛta20:088:08 PM–21:499:49 PMgood
Cara21:499:49 PM–23:2911:29 PMneutral
Roga23:2911:29 PM–25:101:10+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:101:10+1 AM–26:512:51+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:512:51+1 AM–28:324:32+1 AMgood
Udvega28:324:32+1 AM–30:136:13+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:126:12 AM to 30:136:13+1 AM

06:126:12 AM sunrise16:464:46 PM sunsetsunrise 30:136:13+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 29:415:41+1 AM
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 18:206:20 PM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 17:365:36 PM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 17:535:53 PM
Bālavauntil 29:415:41+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:2911:29 AM–12:4812:48 PM
Pradoṣa 16:464:46 PM–18:346:34 PM
Niśītha 23:0511:05 PM–23:5311:53 PM

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 12:4812:48 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. SunsetDay length 10 h 34 m.
  4. PradoṣaUntil 18:346:34 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  5. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 23:5311:53 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ekādaśī29:41 05:415:41 AM ThuDvādaśī
NakṣatraCitrā18:206:20 PMSvātī
YogaŚobhana17:365:36 PMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaBava17:535:53 PMBālava
VāraBudhavāra30:13 06:136:13 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2044
Śaka
1909
Kali
5088
Ahargaṇa
1 858 680
Day length
10 h 34 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
26:332:33+1 AM
Moonset
13:081:08 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:254:25 AM06:126:12 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:254:25 AM05:185:18 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:524:52 AM06:126:12 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:126:12 AM08:198:19 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:317:31 AM08:518:51 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:198:19 AM10:2610:26 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:1010:10 AM11:2911:29 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0511:05 AM11:5311:53 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:0811:08 AM11:5011:50 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:2911:29 AM12:4812:48 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:4311:43 AM13:221:22 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3312:33 PM14:392:39 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:151:15 PM13:571:57 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:392:39 PM16:464:46 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:464:46 PM18:346:34 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:464:46 PM17:135:13 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:464:46 PM18:076:07 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:0511:05 PM23:5311:53 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:5611:56 PM25:321:32+1 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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