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Saturday 10 December 2016 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Ekādaśī

Śanivāra. Ekādaśī began at 19:597:59 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:155:15 PM.

Observed here on this day

Mokṣadā Ekādaśī

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

At sunrise

06:096:09 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:416:41 AM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

11:2711:27 AM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:2711:27 AM
At noon, 11:2711:27 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 129° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 81% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 129° falls in Śukla Ekādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:224:22 AM–05:155:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:494:49 AM–06:096:09 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0611:06 AM–11:4811:48 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:131:13 PM–13:551:55 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:454:45 PM–17:115:11 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:454:45 PM–18:056:05 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:129:12 PM–22:3910:39 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:096:09 AM–07:287:28 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:096:09 AM–06:516:51 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta06:516:51 AM–07:347:34 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla08:488:48 AM–10:0710:07 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa12:4612:46 PM–14:062:06 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya24:0612:06 AM+1–25:331:33 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

Kāla06:096:09 AM–07:287:28 AMavoid
Śubha07:287:28 AM–08:488:48 AMgood
Roga08:488:48 AM–10:0710:07 AMavoid
Udvega10:0710:07 AM–11:2711:27 AMavoid
Cara11:2711:27 AM–12:4612:46 PMneutral
Lābha12:4612:46 PM–14:062:06 PMgood
Amṛta14:062:06 PM–15:253:25 PMgood
Kāla15:253:25 PM–16:454:45 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha16:454:45 PM–18:256:25 PMgood
Udvega18:256:25 PM–20:068:06 PMavoid
Śubha20:068:06 PM–21:469:46 PMgood
Amṛta21:469:46 PM–23:2711:27 PMgood
Cara23:2711:27 PM–25:081:08 AM+1neutral
Roga25:081:08 AM+1–26:482:48 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:482:48 AM+1–28:294:29 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:294:29 AM+1–30:106:10 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:096:09 AM to 30:106:10 AM+1

06:096:09 AM sunrise16:454:45 PM sunsetsunrise 30:106:10 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 17:155:15 PM
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 27:443:44 AM+1
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 14:362:36 PM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 06:416:41 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 17:155:15 PM
Bavauntil 27:413:41 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:488:48 AM–10:0710:07 AM
Abhijit 11:0611:06 AM–11:4811:48 AM
Pradoṣa 16:454:45 PM–18:326:32 PM
Niśītha 23:0311:03 PM–23:5111:51 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:0710:07 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 11:4811:48 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 36 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:326:32 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 23:5111:51 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  13. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ekādaśī17:155:15 PMDvādaśī
NakṣatraAśvinī27:44 03:443:44 AM SunBharaṇī
YogaVarīyān14:362:36 PMParigha
KaraṇaVaṇija06:416:41 AMViṣṭi
VāraŚanivāra30:10 06:106:10 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 267
Day length
10 h 36 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
13:571:57 PM
Moonset
26:542:54 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:224:22 AM06:096:09 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:224:22 AM05:155:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:494:49 AM06:096:09 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:096:09 AM08:168:16 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:096:09 AM07:287:28 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:096:09 AM06:516:51 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:516:51 AM07:347:34 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:168:16 AM10:2310:23 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:488:48 AM10:0710:07 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0311:03 AM11:5111:51 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0611:06 AM11:4811:48 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3012:30 PM14:372:37 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:4612:46 PM14:062:06 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:131:13 PM13:551:55 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:372:37 PM16:454:45 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:454:45 PM18:326:32 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:454:45 PM17:115:11 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:454:45 PM18:056:05 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:129:12 PM22:3910:39 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:0311:03 PM23:5111:51 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:0612:06 AM+125:331:33 AM+1sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
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