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Tuesday 9 December 2008 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Ekādaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Ekādaśī began at 11:0711:07 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:069:06 AM.

Observed here on this day

Mokṣadā Ekādaśī

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

AlsoAkhaṇḍa Dvādaśī determinate

At sunrise

06:086:08 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:069:06 AM

Ekādaśī gives way to Dvādaśī.

Noon

11:2611:26 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:2611:26 AM
At noon, 11:2611:26 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 133° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 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 muhūrta04:214:21 AM–05:155:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:484:48 AM–06:086:08 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0511:05 AM–11:4711:47 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:121:12 PM–13:551:55 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:203:20 PM–16:494:49 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli16:444:44 PM–17:115:11 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:444:44 PM–18:056:05 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:168:16 AM–08:588:58 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:478:47 AM–10:0710:07 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:2611:26 AM–12:4612:46 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:052:05 PM–15:253:25 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:186:18 PM–19:477:47 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:0610:06 PM–23:0011:00 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

Roga06:086:08 AM–07:287:28 AMavoid
Udvega07:287:28 AM–08:478:47 AMavoid
Cara08:478:47 AM–10:0710:07 AMneutral
Lābha10:0710:07 AM–11:2611:26 AMgood
Amṛta11:2611:26 AM–12:4612:46 PMgood
Kāla12:4612:46 PM–14:052:05 PMavoid
Śubha14:052:05 PM–15:253:25 PMgood
Roga15:253:25 PM–16:444:44 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:444:44 PM–18:256:25 PMavoid
Lābha18:256:25 PM–20:058:05 PMgood
Udvega20:058:05 PM–21:469:46 PMavoid
Śubha21:469:46 PM–23:2711:27 PMgood
Amṛta23:2711:27 PM–25:071:07 AM+1good
Cara25:071:07 AM+1–26:482:48 AM+1neutral
Roga26:482:48 AM+1–28:284:28 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:284:28 AM+1–30:096:09 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:086:08 AM to 30:096:09 AM+1

06:086:08 AM sunrise16:444:44 PM sunsetsunrise 30:096:09 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 09:069:06 AM
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 22:0010:00 PM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 10:2910:29 AM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 09:069:06 AM
Bavauntil 19:507:50 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:0511:05 AM–11:4711:47 AM
Rāhu kāla 14:052:05 PM–15:253:25 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 11:4711:47 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:253:25 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 36 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:326:32 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 23:5111:51 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ekādaśī09:069:06 AMDvādaśī
NakṣatraAśvinī22:0010:00 PMBharaṇī
YogaVarīyān10:2910:29 AMParigha
KaraṇaViṣṭi09:069:06 AMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:09 06:096:09 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 344
Day length
10 h 36 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
13:421:42 PM
Moonset
27:203:20 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:214:21 AM06:086:08 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:214:21 AM05:155:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:484:48 AM06:086:08 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:086:08 AM08:168:16 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:168:16 AM10:2310:23 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:168:16 AM08:588:58 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:478:47 AM10:0710:07 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0211:02 AM11:5011:50 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0511:05 AM11:4711:47 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:2611:26 AM12:4612:46 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3012:30 PM14:372:37 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:121:12 PM13:551:55 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:052:05 PM15:253:25 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:372:37 PM16:444:44 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:203:20 PM16:494:49 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
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
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:186:18 PM19:477:47 PMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:0610:06 PM23:0011:00 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:0311:03 PM23:5111:51 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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