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Wednesday 20 January 2016 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Pauṣa Śukla Ekādaśī

Budhavāra. Ekādaśī began at 09:509:50 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:138:13 AM.

Observed here on this day

Putradā Ekādaśī

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

At sunrise

06:216:21 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:138:13 AM

Ekādaśī gives way to Dvādaśī.

Noon

11:4511:45 AM

The Sun 45° above S. Day length 10 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4511:45 AM
At noon, 11:4511:45 AM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 134° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 85% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 134° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:354:35 AM–05:285:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:025:02 AM–06:216:21 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:331:33 PM–14:162:16 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:193:19 PM–16:514:51 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:095:09 PM–17:355:35 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:095:09 PM–18:286:28 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:427:42 AM–09:039:03 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:2410:24 AM–11:4511:45 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:4110:41 AM–12:1412:14 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta11:2311:23 AM–12:0612:06 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:4511:45 AM–13:061:06 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya23:5111:51 PM–25:251:25 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

Lābha06:216:21 AM–07:427:42 AMgood
Amṛta07:427:42 AM–09:039:03 AMgood
Kāla09:039:03 AM–10:2410:24 AMavoid
Śubha10:2410:24 AM–11:4511:45 AMgood
Roga11:4511:45 AM–13:061:06 PMavoid
Udvega13:061:06 PM–14:272:27 PMavoid
Cara14:272:27 PM–15:483:48 PMneutral
Lābha15:483:48 PM–17:095:09 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:095:09 PM–18:486:48 PMavoid
Śubha18:486:48 PM–20:278:27 PMgood
Amṛta20:278:27 PM–22:0610:06 PMgood
Cara22:0610:06 PM–23:4511:45 PMneutral
Roga23:4511:45 PM–25:241:24 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:241:24 AM+1–27:033:03 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:033:03 AM+1–28:424:42 AM+1good
Udvega28:424:42 AM+1–30:216:21 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:216:21 AM to 30:216:21 AM+1

06:216:21 AM sunrise17:095:09 PM sunsetsunrise 30:216:21 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 08:138:13 AM
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 18:246:24 PM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 25:021:02 AM+1
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 08:138:13 AM
Bavauntil 19:307:30 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4511:45 AM–13:061:06 PM
Pradoṣa 17:095:09 PM–18:546:54 PM
Niśītha 23:2111:21 PM–24:0912:09 AM+1

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. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:061:06 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 47 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:546:54 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  8. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0912:09 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ekādaśī08:138:13 AMDvādaśī
NakṣatraRohiṇī18:246:24 PMMṛgaśirā
YogaBrahma25:02 01:021:02 AM ThuIndra
KaraṇaViṣṭi08:138:13 AMBava
VāraBudhavāra30:21 06:216:21 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 942
Day length
10 h 47 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
14:012:01 PM
Moonset
27:373:37 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:354:35 AM06:216:21 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:354:35 AM05:285:28 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:025:02 AM06:216:21 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:216:21 AM08:318:31 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:427:42 AM09:039:03 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:318:31 AM10:4010:40 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:2410:24 AM11:4511:45 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:4110:41 AM12:1412:14 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2111:21 AM12:0912:09 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:2311:23 AM12:0612:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:4511:45 AM13:061:06 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5012:50 PM14:592:59 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:331:33 PM14:162:16 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:592:59 PM17:095:09 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:193:19 PM16:514:51 PMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:095:09 PM18:546:54 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:095:09 PM17:355:35 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:095:09 PM18:286:28 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2111:21 PM24:0912:09 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:5111:51 PM25:251:25 AM+1sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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