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Wednesday 13 December 2017 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī

Budhavāra. Ekādaśī began at 16:394:39 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:565:56 PM.

Observed here on this day

Saphalā Ekādaśī

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

At sunrise

05:555:55 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:2811:28 AM

Citrā gives way to Svātī.

Noon

11:4711:47 AM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:4711:47 AM
At noon, 11:4711:47 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 309° ahead of it, in Svātī, 18% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 309° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:174:17 AM–05:065:06 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:414:41 AM–05:555:55 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:441:44 PM–14:312:31 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:395:39 PM–18:036:03 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:395:39 PM–18:526:52 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:004:00 AM+1–29:445:44 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:237:23 AM–08:518:51 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:1910:19 AM–11:4711:47 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:2311:23 AM–12:1012:10 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:4711:47 AM–13:151:15 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya17:345:34 PM–19:187:18 PMa 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

Lābha05:555:55 AM–07:237:23 AMgood
Amṛta07:237:23 AM–08:518:51 AMgood
Kāla08:518:51 AM–10:1910:19 AMavoid
Śubha10:1910:19 AM–11:4711:47 AMgood
Roga11:4711:47 AM–13:151:15 PMavoid
Udvega13:151:15 PM–14:432:43 PMavoid
Cara14:432:43 PM–16:114:11 PMneutral
Lābha16:114:11 PM–17:395:39 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:395:39 PM–19:117:11 PMavoid
Śubha19:117:11 PM–20:438:43 PMgood
Amṛta20:438:43 PM–22:1510:15 PMgood
Cara22:1510:15 PM–23:4711:47 PMneutral
Roga23:4711:47 PM–25:191:19 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:191:19 AM+1–26:512:51 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:512:51 AM+1–28:244:24 AM+1good
Udvega28:244:24 AM+1–29:565:56 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:555:55 AM to 29:565:56 AM+1

05:555:55 AM sunrise17:395:39 PM sunsetsunrise 29:565:56 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 17:565:56 PM
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 11:2811:28 AM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 15:353:35 PM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 17:565:56 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4711:47 AM–13:151:15 PM
Pradoṣa 17:395:39 PM–19:177:17 PM
Niśītha 23:2311:23 PM–24:1112:11 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. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:151:15 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 44 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:177:17 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1112:11 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ekādaśī17:565:56 PMDvādaśī
NakṣatraCitrā11:2811:28 AMSvātī
YogaŚobhana15:353:35 PMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaBālava17:565:56 PMKaulava
VāraBudhavāra29:56 05:565:56 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 635
Day length
11 h 44 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
26:582:58 AM+1
Moonset
14:242:24 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:174:17 AM05:555:55 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:174:17 AM05:065:06 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:414:41 AM05:555:55 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:555:55 AM08:168:16 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:237:23 AM08:518:51 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:168:16 AM10:3710:37 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:1910:19 AM11:4711:47 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2311:23 AM12:1112:11 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:2311:23 AM12:1012:10 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:4711:47 AM13:151:15 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5712:57 PM15:183:18 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:441:44 PM14:312:31 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:183:18 PM17:395:39 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:345:34 PM19:187:18 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:395:39 PM19:177:17 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:395:39 PM18:036:03 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:395:39 PM18:526:52 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2311:23 PM24:1112:11 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:004:00 AM+129:445:44 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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