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Wednesday 21 December 2011 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī

Budhavāra. Ekādaśī began at 10:1710:17 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:407:40 AM.

Observed here on this day

Saphalā Ekādaśī

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

At sunrise

06:156:15 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:407:40 AM

Ekādaśī gives way to Dvādaśī.

Noon

11:3211:32 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3211:32 AM
At noon, 11:3211:32 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 314° ahead of it, in Svātī, 15% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 314° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:274:27 AM–05:215:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:544:54 AM–06:156:15 AMmorning twilight
  • 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–18:096:09 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:392:39 AM+1–28:074:07 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:347:34 AM–08:538:53 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:1310:13 AM–11:3211:32 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:1111:11 AM–11:5311:53 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:3211:32 AM–12:5112:51 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya17:525:52 PM–19:207:20 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

Lābha06:156:15 AM–07:347:34 AMgood
Amṛta07:347:34 AM–08:538:53 AMgood
Kāla08:538:53 AM–10:1310:13 AMavoid
Śubha10:1310:13 AM–11:3211:32 AMgood
Roga11:3211:32 AM–12:5112:51 PMavoid
Udvega12:5112:51 PM–14:102:10 PMavoid
Cara14:102:10 PM–15:293:29 PMneutral
Lābha15:293:29 PM–16:484:48 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:484:48 PM–18:296:29 PMavoid
Śubha18:296:29 PM–20:108:10 PMgood
Amṛta20:108:10 PM–21:519:51 PMgood
Cara21:519:51 PM–23:3211:32 PMneutral
Roga23:3211:32 PM–25:131:13 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:131:13 AM+1–26:542:54 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:542:54 AM+1–28:354:35 AM+1good
Udvega28:354:35 AM+1–30:166:16 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:156:15 AM to 30:166:16 AM+1

06:156:15 AM sunrise16:484:48 PM sunsetsunrise 30:166:16 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 07:407:40 AM
Dvādaśīuntil 28:554:55 AM+1
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 12:4512:45 PM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 25:221:22 AM+1
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 07:407:40 AM
Kaulavauntil 18:186:18 PM
Taitilauntil 28:554:55 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:3211:32 AM–12:5112:51 PM
Pradoṣa 16:484:48 PM–18:366:36 PM
Niśītha 23:0811:08 PM–23:5611:56 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. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:5112:51 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 33 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:366:36 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 23:5611:56 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  11. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  12. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  13. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ekādaśī07:407:40 AMDvādaśī
NakṣatraSvātī12:4512:45 PMViśākhā
YogaSukarmā25:22 01:221:22 AM ThuDhṛti
KaraṇaBālava07:407:40 AMKaulava
VāraBudhavāra30:16 06:166:16 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2068
Śaka
1933
Kali
5112
Ahargaṇa
1 867 451
Day length
10 h 33 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
27:363:36 AM+1
Moonset
13:411:41 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:274:27 AM06:156:15 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:274:27 AM05:215:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:544:54 AM06:156:15 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:156:15 AM08:228:22 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:347:34 AM08:538:53 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:228:22 AM10:2810:28 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:1310:13 AM11:3211:32 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0811:08 AM11:5611:56 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:1111:11 AM11:5311:53 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:3211:32 AM12:5112:51 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3512:35 PM14:422:42 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:171:17 PM13:591:59 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:422:42 PM16:484:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:484:48 PM18:366:36 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:484:48 PM17:155:15 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:484:48 PM18:096:09 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:525:52 PM19:207:20 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:0811:08 PM23:5611:56 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:392:39 AM+128:074:07 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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