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December 2012 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Sunday 23 December 2012 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Ekādaśī

Ravivāra. Ekādaśī began at 00:1912:19 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:492:49 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Mokṣadā 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

12:1512:15 PM

Aśvinī gives way to Bharaṇī.

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 125° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 79% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 125° falls in Śukla Ekādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:294:29 AM–05:235:23 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:564:56 AM–06:166:16 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1211:12 AM–11:5411:54 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:191:19 PM–14:012:01 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:504:50 PM–17:175:17 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:504:50 PM–18:116:11 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya07:487:48 AM–09:359:35 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:3311:33 AM–12:5212:52 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika14:112:11 PM–15:313:31 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:253:25 PM–16:084:08 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla15:313:31 PM–16:504:50 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya23:0411:04 PM–24:5212:52 AM+1a 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

Udvega06:166:16 AM–07:367:36 AMavoid
Cara07:367:36 AM–08:558:55 AMneutral
Lābha08:558:55 AM–10:1410:14 AMgood
Amṛta10:1410:14 AM–11:3311:33 AMgood
Kāla11:3311:33 AM–12:5212:52 PMavoid
Śubha12:5212:52 PM–14:112:11 PMgood
Roga14:112:11 PM–15:313:31 PMavoid
Udvega15:313:31 PM–16:504:50 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha16:504:50 PM–18:316:31 PMgood
Amṛta18:316:31 PM–20:128:12 PMgood
Cara20:128:12 PM–21:529:52 PMneutral
Roga21:529:52 PM–23:3311:33 PMavoid
Kāla23:3311:33 PM–25:141:14 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:141:14 AM+1–26:552:55 AM+1good
Udvega26:552:55 AM+1–28:364:36 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:364:36 AM+1–30:176:17 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:166:16 AM to 30:176:17 AM+1

06:166:16 AM sunrise16:504:50 PM sunsetsunrise 30:176:17 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 26:492:49 AM+1
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 12:1512:15 PM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 22:2110:21 PM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 13:321:32 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 26:492:49 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1211:12 AM–11:5411:54 AM
Rāhu kāla 15:313:31 PM–16:504:50 PM
Pradoṣa 16:504:50 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 11:5411:54 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  4. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:504:50 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 33 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:376:37 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 23:5711:57 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ekādaśī26:49 02:492:49 AM MonDvādaśī
NakṣatraAśvinī12:1512:15 PMBharaṇī
YogaŚiva22:2110:21 PMSiddha
KaraṇaVaṇija13:321:32 PMViṣṭi
VāraRavivāra30:17 06:176:17 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2069
Śaka
1934
Kali
5113
Ahargaṇa
1 867 819
Day length
10 h 33 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
13:161:16 PM
Moonset
26:412:41 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:294:29 AM06:166:16 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:294:29 AM05:235:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:564:56 AM06:166:16 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:166:16 AM08:238:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:487:48 AM09:359:35 AMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:238:23 AM10:3010:30 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:0911:09 AM11:5711:57 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1211:12 AM11:5411:54 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:3311:33 AM12:5212:52 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3612:36 PM14:432:43 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:191:19 PM14:012:01 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:112:11 PM15:313:31 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:432:43 PM16:504:50 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:253:25 PM16:084:08 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:313:31 PM16:504:50 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk16:504:50 PM18:376:37 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:504:50 PM17:175:17 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:504:50 PM18:116:11 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:0411:04 PM24:5212:52 AM+1sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:0911:09 PM23:5711:57 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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