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December 1997 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 10 December 1997 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Ekādaśī

Budhavāra. Ekādaśī began at 15:573:57 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:411:41 PM.

Observed here on this day

Mokṣadā Ekādaśī

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

At sunrise

06:096:09 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:5111:51 AM

Varīyān gives way to Parigha.

Noon

11:2711:27 AM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:2711:27 AM
At noon, 11:2711:27 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 131° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 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 muhūrta04:214:21 AM–05:155:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:484:48 AM–06:096:09 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:131:13 PM–13:551:55 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:444:44 PM–17:115:11 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:444:44 PM–18:056:05 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:196:19 PM–19:487:48 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:287:28 AM–08:488:48 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:0710:07 AM–11:2711:27 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:0511:05 AM–11:4811:48 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:2711:27 AM–12:4612:46 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:189:18 PM–22:4810:48 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

Lābha06:096:09 AM–07:287:28 AMgood
Amṛta07:287:28 AM–08:488:48 AMgood
Kāla08:488:48 AM–10:0710:07 AMavoid
Śubha10:0710:07 AM–11:2711:27 AMgood
Roga11:2711:27 AM–12:4612:46 PMavoid
Udvega12:4612:46 PM–14:062:06 PMavoid
Cara14:062:06 PM–15:253:25 PMneutral
Lābha15:253:25 PM–16:444:44 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:444:44 PM–18:256:25 PMavoid
Śubha18:256:25 PM–20:068:06 PMgood
Amṛta20:068:06 PM–21:469:46 PMgood
Cara21:469:46 PM–23:2711:27 PMneutral
Roga23:2711:27 PM–25:081:08+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:081:08+1 AM–26:482:48+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:482:48+1 AM–28:294:29+1 AMgood
Udvega28:294:29+1 AM–30:096:09+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:096:09 AM to 30:096:09+1 AM

06:096:09 AM sunrise16:444:44 PM sunsetsunrise 30:096:09+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 13:411:41 PM
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 25:021:02+1 AM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 11:5111:51 AM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 13:411:41 PM
Bavauntil 24:3312:33+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:2711:27 AM–12:4612:46 PM
Pradoṣa 16:444:44 PM–18:326:32 PM
Niśītha 23:0311:03 PM–23:5111:51 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 12:4612:46 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  4. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 36 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:326:32 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 23:5111:51 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ekādaśī13:411:41 PMDvādaśī
NakṣatraAśvinī25:02 01:021:02 AM ThuBharaṇī
YogaVarīyān11:5111:51 AMParigha
KaraṇaViṣṭi13:411:41 PMBava
VāraBudhavāra30:09 06:096:09 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 327
Day length
10 h 36 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
14:022:02 PM
Moonset
27:023:02+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:214:21 AM06:096:09 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:214:21 AM05:155:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:484:48 AM06:096:09 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:096:09 AM08:168:16 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:287:28 AM08:488:48 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:168:16 AM10:2310:23 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:0710:07 AM11:2711:27 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0311:03 AM11:5111:51 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:0511:05 AM11:4811:48 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:2711:27 AM12:4612:46 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3012:30 PM14:372:37 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:131:13 PM13:551:55 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:372:37 PM16:444:44 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:444:44 PM18:326:32 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:444:44 PM17:115:11 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:444:44 PM18:056:05 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:196:19 PM19:487:48 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:189:18 PM22:4810:48 PMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:0311:03 PM23:5111:51 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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