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Monday 22 December 2008 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī

Somavāra. Ekādaśī began at 03:393:39 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:295:29 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Saphalā Ekādaśī

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

At sunrise

06:166:16 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:104:10 PM

Atigaṇḍa gives way to Sukarmā.

Noon

11:3311:33 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3311:33 AM
At noon, 11:3311:33 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 304° ahead of it, in Svātī, 22% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 304° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:284:28 AM–05:225:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:554:55 AM–06:166:16 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1111:11 AM–11:5411:54 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:181:18 PM–14:002:00 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:494:49 PM–17:165:16 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:494:49 PM–18:106:10 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:328:32 PM–22:1810:18 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:357:35 AM–08:548:54 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:0110:01 AM–11:4611:46 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:1310:13 AM–11:3311:33 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5411:54 AM–12:3612:36 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika12:5212:52 PM–14:112:11 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:002:00 PM–14:432:43 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

Amṛta06:166:16 AM–07:357:35 AMgood
Kāla07:357:35 AM–08:548:54 AMavoid
Śubha08:548:54 AM–10:1310:13 AMgood
Roga10:1310:13 AM–11:3311:33 AMavoid
Udvega11:3311:33 AM–12:5212:52 PMavoid
Cara12:5212:52 PM–14:112:11 PMneutral
Lābha14:112:11 PM–15:303:30 PMgood
Amṛta15:303:30 PM–16:494:49 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:494:49 PM–18:306:30 PMneutral
Roga18:306:30 PM–20:118:11 PMavoid
Kāla20:118:11 PM–21:529:52 PMavoid
Lābha21:529:52 PM–23:3311:33 PMgood
Udvega23:3311:33 PM–25:141:14 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:141:14 AM+1–26:552:55 AM+1good
Amṛta26:552:55 AM+1–28:354:35 AM+1good
Cara28:354:35 AM+1–30:166:16 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:166:16 AM to 30:166:16 AM+1

06:166:16 AM sunrise16:494:49 PM sunsetsunrise 30:166:16 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 29:295:29 AM+1
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 30:116:11 AM+1
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 16:104:10 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 16:314:31 PM
Bālavauntil 29:295:29 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:357:35 AM–08:548:54 AM
Abhijit 11:1111:11 AM–11:5411:54 AM
Pradoṣa 16:494:49 PM–18:376:37 PM
Niśītha 23:0911:09 PM–23:5711:57 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 08:548:54 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:5411:54 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 33 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:376:37 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 23:5711:57 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ekādaśī29:29 05:295:29 AM TueDvādaśī
NakṣatraSvātī30:11 06:116:11 AM TueViśākhā
YogaAtigaṇḍa16:104:10 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaBava16:314:31 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra30:16 06:166:16 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 357
Day length
10 h 33 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
26:412:41 AM+1
Moonset
12:5612:56 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:284:28 AM06:166:16 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:284:28 AM05:225:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:554:55 AM06:166:16 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:166:16 AM08:238:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:357:35 AM08:548:54 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:238:23 AM10:2910:29 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:0110:01 AM11:4611:46 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:1310:13 AM11:3311:33 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0911:09 AM11:5711:57 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1111:11 AM11:5411:54 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5411:54 AM12:3612:36 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3612:36 PM14:432:43 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:5212:52 PM14:112:11 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:181:18 PM14:002:00 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:002:00 PM14:432:43 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:432:43 PM16:494:49 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:494:49 PM18:376:37 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:494:49 PM17:165:16 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:494:49 PM18:106:10 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:328:32 PM22:1810:18 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:0911:09 PM23:5711:57 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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