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Monday 21 December 2015 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Ekādaśī

Somavāra. Ekādaśī began at 01:011:01 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:4210:42 PM.

Observed here on this day

Mokṣadā 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

07:277:27 AM

Parigha gives way to Śiva.

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 126° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 79% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 126° falls in Śukla Ekādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:274:27 AM–05:215:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:544:54 AM–06:156:15 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:568:56 AM–10:2610:26 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:1111:11 AM–11:5311:53 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:171:17 PM–14:002:00 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

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:347:34 AM–08:538:53 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:1310:13 AM–11:3211:32 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5311:53 AM–12:3512:35 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya11:5511:55 AM–13:251:25 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika12:5112:51 PM–14:102:10 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:002:00 PM–14:422:42 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya24:3512:35 AM+1–26:052:05 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

Amṛta06:156:15 AM–07:347:34 AMgood
Kāla07:347:34 AM–08:538:53 AMavoid
Śubha08:538:53 AM–10:1310:13 AMgood
Roga10:1310:13 AM–11:3211:32 AMavoid
Udvega11:3211:32 AM–12:5112:51 PMavoid
Cara12:5112:51 PM–14:102:10 PMneutral
Lābha14:102:10 PM–15:293:29 PMgood
Amṛta15:293:29 PM–16:484:48 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:484:48 PM–18:296:29 PMneutral
Roga18:296:29 PM–20:108:10 PMavoid
Kāla20:108:10 PM–21:519:51 PMavoid
Lābha21:519:51 PM–23:3211:32 PMgood
Udvega23:3211:32 PM–25:131:13 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:131:13 AM+1–26:542:54 AM+1good
Amṛta26:542:54 AM+1–28:354:35 AM+1good
Cara28:354:35 AM+1–30:166:16 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:156:15 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 22:4210:42 PM
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 15:393:39 PM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 07:277:27 AM
Śivauntil 28:194:19 AM+1
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 11:5211:52 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 22:4210:42 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:347:34 AM–08:538:53 AM
Abhijit 11:1111:11 AM–11:5311:53 AM
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. Somavāra begins.
  2. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:538:53 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 11:5311:53 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  6. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 33 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:366:36 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 23:5611:56 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ekādaśī22:4210:42 PMDvādaśī
NakṣatraAśvinī15:393:39 PMBharaṇī
YogaParigha07:277:27 AMŚiva
KaraṇaVaṇija11:5211:52 AMViṣṭi
VāraSomavāra30:16 06:166:16 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 912
Day length
10 h 33 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
13:371:37 PM
Moonset
26:462:46 AM+1

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
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:347:34 AM08:538:53 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:228:22 AM10:2810:28 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:568:56 AM10:2610:26 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:1310:13 AM11:3211:32 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0811:08 AM11:5611:56 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1111:11 AM11:5311:53 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5311:53 AM12:3512:35 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:5511:55 AM13:251:25 PMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3512:35 PM14:422:42 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:5112:51 PM14:102:10 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:171:17 PM14:002:00 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:002:00 PM14:422:42 PM12th 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
Niśīthamidnight23:0811:08 PM23:5611:56 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:3512:35 AM+126:052:05 AM+1sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
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