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Monday 19 December 1988 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Ekādaśī

Somavāra. Ekādaśī began at 15:463:46 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:531:53 PM.

Observed here on this day

Mokṣadā Ekādaśī

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

At sunrise

06:146:14 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:129:12 AM

Aśvinī gives way to Bharaṇī.

Noon

11:3111:31 AM

The Sun 41° above S. Day length 10 h 33 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3111:31 AM
At noon, 11:3111:31 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 131° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 83% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 131° falls in Śukla Ekādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:274:27 AM–05:215:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:544:54 AM–06:146:14 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1011:10 AM–11:5211:52 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:171:17 PM–13:591:59 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:484:48 PM–17:155:15 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:484:48 PM–18:086:08 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:303:30+1 AM–29:025:02+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:347:34 AM–08:538:53 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:1210:12 AM–11:3111:31 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5211:52 AM–12:3412:34 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika12:5012:50 PM–14:092:09 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:591:59 PM–14:412:41 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya18:216:21 PM–19:537:53 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

Amṛta06:146:14 AM–07:347:34 AMgood
Kāla07:347:34 AM–08:538:53 AMavoid
Śubha08:538:53 AM–10:1210:12 AMgood
Roga10:1210:12 AM–11:3111:31 AMavoid
Udvega11:3111:31 AM–12:5012:50 PMavoid
Cara12:5012:50 PM–14:092:09 PMneutral
Lābha14:092:09 PM–15:293:29 PMgood
Amṛta15:293:29 PM–16:484:48 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:484:48 PM–18:296:29 PMneutral
Roga18:296:29 PM–20:108:10 PMavoid
Kāla20:108:10 PM–21:509:50 PMavoid
Lābha21:509:50 PM–23:3111:31 PMgood
Udvega23:3111:31 PM–25:121:12+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:121:12+1 AM–26:532:53+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:532:53+1 AM–28:344:34+1 AMgood
Cara28:344:34+1 AM–30:156:15+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:146:14 AM to 30:156:15+1 AM

06:146:14 AM sunrise16:484:48 PM sunsetsunrise 30:156:15+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 13:531:53 PM
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 09:129:12 AM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 24:2012:20+1 AM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 13:531:53 PM
Bavauntil 24:5912:59+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:347:34 AM–08:538:53 AM
Abhijit 11:1011:10 AM–11:5211:52 AM
Pradoṣa 16:484:48 PM–18:356:35 PM
Niśītha 23:0711:07 PM–23:5511:55 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:538:53 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 11:5211:52 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  6. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 33 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:356:35 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 23:5511:55 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ekādaśī13:531:53 PMDvādaśī
NakṣatraAśvinī09:129:12 AMBharaṇī
YogaŚiva24:20 00:2012:20 AM TueSiddha
KaraṇaViṣṭi13:531:53 PMBava
VāraSomavāra30:15 06:156:15 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2045
Śaka
1910
Kali
5089
Ahargaṇa
1 859 049
Day length
10 h 33 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
13:281:28 PM
Moonset
27:143:14+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:274:27 AM06:146:14 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:274:27 AM05:215:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:544:54 AM06:146:14 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:146:14 AM08:218:21 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:347:34 AM08:538:53 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:218:21 AM10:2810:28 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:1210:12 AM11:3111:31 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0711:07 AM11:5511:55 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1011:10 AM11:5211:52 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5211:52 AM12:3412:34 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3412:34 PM14:412:41 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:5012:50 PM14:092:09 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:171:17 PM13:591:59 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:591:59 PM14:412:41 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:412:41 PM16:484:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:484:48 PM18:356:35 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:484:48 PM17:155:15 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:484:48 PM18:086:08 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:216:21 PM19:537:53 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:0711:07 PM23:5511:55 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:303:30+1 AM29:025:02+1 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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