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Tuesday 18 December 2018 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Ekādaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Ekādaśī began at 05:275:27 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:055:05 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Mokṣadā Ekādaśī

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

At sunrise

06:146:14 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

17:225:22 PM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

11:3011:30 AM

The Sun 41° above S. Day length 10 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3011:30 AM
At noon, 11:3011:30 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 123° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 77% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 123° falls in Śukla Ekādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:264:26 AM–05:205:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:534:53 AM–06:146:14 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0911:09 AM–11:5111:51 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:161:16 PM–13:581:58 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:474:47 PM–17:145:14 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:474:47 PM–18:086:08 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:496:49 PM–20:278:27 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:208:20 AM–09:039:03 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:528:52 AM–10:1110:11 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:3011:30 AM–12:5012:50 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:092:09 PM–15:283:28 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya22:0410:04 PM–23:4211:42 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:1010:10 PM–23:0411:04 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Roga06:146:14 AM–07:337:33 AMavoid
Udvega07:337:33 AM–08:528:52 AMavoid
Cara08:528:52 AM–10:1110:11 AMneutral
Lābha10:1110:11 AM–11:3011:30 AMgood
Amṛta11:3011:30 AM–12:5012:50 PMgood
Kāla12:5012:50 PM–14:092:09 PMavoid
Śubha14:092:09 PM–15:283:28 PMgood
Roga15:283:28 PM–16:474:47 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:474:47 PM–18:286:28 PMavoid
Lābha18:286:28 PM–20:098:09 PMgood
Udvega20:098:09 PM–21:509:50 PMavoid
Śubha21:509:50 PM–23:3111:31 PMgood
Amṛta23:3111:31 PM–25:121:12 AM+1good
Cara25:121:12 AM+1–26:522:52 AM+1neutral
Roga26:522:52 AM+1–28:334:33 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:334:33 AM+1–30:146:14 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:146:14 AM to 30:146:14 AM+1

06:146:14 AM sunrise16:474:47 PM sunsetsunrise 30:146:14 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 29:055:05 AM+1
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 26:082:08 AM+1
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 21:209:20 PM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 17:225:22 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 29:055:05 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:0911:09 AM–11:5111:51 AM
Rāhu kāla 14:092:09 PM–15:283:28 PM
Pradoṣa 16:474:47 PM–18:356:35 PM
Niśītha 23:0711:07 PM–23:5511:55 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 11:5111:51 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:283:28 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 10 h 34 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 18:356:35 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  7. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 23:5511:55 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  10. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ekādaśī29:05 05:055:05 AM WedDvādaśī
NakṣatraAśvinī26:08 02:082:08 AM WedBharaṇī
YogaParigha21:209:20 PMŚiva
KaraṇaVaṇija17:225:22 PMViṣṭi
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:14 06:146:14 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2075
Śaka
1940
Kali
5119
Ahargaṇa
1 870 005
Day length
10 h 34 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
13:361:36 PM
Moonset
26:272:27 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:264:26 AM06:146:14 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:264:26 AM05:205:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:534:53 AM06:146:14 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:146:14 AM08:208:20 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:208:20 AM10:2710:27 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:208:20 AM09:039:03 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:528:52 AM10:1110:11 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0611:06 AM11:5411:54 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0911:09 AM11:5111:51 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:3011:30 AM12:5012:50 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3412:34 PM14:402:40 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:161:16 PM13:581:58 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:092:09 PM15:283:28 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:402:40 PM16:474:47 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:474:47 PM18:356:35 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:474:47 PM17:145:14 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:474:47 PM18:086:08 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:496:49 PM20:278:27 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:0410:04 PM23:4211:42 PMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:1010:10 PM23:0411:04 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:0711:07 PM23:5511:55 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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