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Monday 18 December 1995 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī

Somavāra. Ekādaśī began at 19:537:53 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:126:12 PM.

Observed here on this day

Saphalā Ekādaśī

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

At sunrise

06:136:13 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:087:08 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

11:3011:30 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3011:30 AM
At noon, 11:3011:30 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 308° ahead of it, in Svātī, 19% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 308° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:264:26 AM–05:205:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:534:53 AM–06:136:13 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0911:09 AM–11:5111:51 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:161:16 PM–13:581:58 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:474:47 PM–17:145:14 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:474:47 PM–18:086:08 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:177:17 PM–20:488:48 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:337:33 AM–08:528:52 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:1110:11 AM–11:3011:30 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:1310:13 AM–11:4411:44 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta11:5111:51 AM–12:3412:34 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika12:4912:49 PM–14:092:09 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:581:58 PM–14:402:40 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

Amṛta06:136:13 AM–07:337:33 AMgood
Kāla07:337:33 AM–08:528:52 AMavoid
Śubha08:528:52 AM–10:1110:11 AMgood
Roga10:1110:11 AM–11:3011:30 AMavoid
Udvega11:3011:30 AM–12:4912:49 PMavoid
Cara12:4912:49 PM–14:092:09 PMneutral
Lābha14:092:09 PM–15:283:28 PMgood
Amṛta15:283:28 PM–16:474:47 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:474:47 PM–18:286:28 PMneutral
Roga18:286:28 PM–20:098:09 PMavoid
Kāla20:098:09 PM–21:509:50 PMavoid
Lābha21:509:50 PM–23:3011:30 PMgood
Udvega23:3011:30 PM–25:111:11+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:111:11+1 AM–26:522:52+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:522:52+1 AM–28:334:33+1 AMgood
Cara28:334:33+1 AM–30:146:14+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:136:13 AM to 30:146:14+1 AM

06:136:13 AM sunrise16:474:47 PM sunsetsunrise 30:146:14+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 18:126:12 PM
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 27:363:36+1 AM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 23:1111:11 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 07:087:08 AM
Bālavauntil 18:126:12 PM
Kaulavauntil 29:045:04+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:337:33 AM–08:528:52 AM
Abhijit 11:0911:09 AM–11:5111:51 AM
Pradoṣa 16:474:47 PM–18:356:35 PM
Niśītha 23:0611:06 PM–23:5411:54 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. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:528:52 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 11:5111:51 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 34 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:356:35 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 23:5411:54 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  11. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  12. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ekādaśī18:126:12 PMDvādaśī
NakṣatraSvātī27:36 03:363:36 AM TueViśākhā
YogaAtigaṇḍa23:1111:11 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaBava07:087:08 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra30:14 06:146:14 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2052
Śaka
1917
Kali
5096
Ahargaṇa
1 861 604
Day length
10 h 34 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
27:013:01+1 AM
Moonset
13:361:36 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:264:26 AM06:136:13 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:264:26 AM05:205:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:534:53 AM06:136:13 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:136:13 AM08:208:20 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:337:33 AM08:528:52 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:208:20 AM10:2710:27 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:1110:11 AM11:3011:30 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:1310:13 AM11:4411:44 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0611:06 AM11:5411:54 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0911:09 AM11:5111:51 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5111:51 AM12:3412:34 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3412:34 PM14:402:40 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:4912:49 PM14:092:09 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:161:16 PM13:581:58 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:581:58 PM14:402:40 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:402:40 PM16:474:47 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:474:47 PM18:356:35 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:474:47 PM17:145:14 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:474:47 PM18:086:08 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:177:17 PM20:488:48 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:0611:06 PM23:5411:54 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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