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December 1981 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 21 December 1981 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī

Somavāra. Ekādaśī began at 02:302:30 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:494:49 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Saphalā Ekādaśī

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

At sunrise

07:067:06 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:373:37 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:1212:12 PM

The Sun 36° above S. Day length 10 h 11 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMultan12:1212:12 PM
At noon, 12:1212:12 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 304° ahead of it, in Svātī, 22% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 304° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:165:16 AM–06:116:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:435:43 AM–07:067:06 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5211:52 AM–12:3212:32 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:541:54 PM–14:352:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:185:18 PM–17:455:45 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:185:18 PM–18:416:41 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:0910:09 PM–23:5611:56 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:238:23 AM–09:399:39 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:5610:56 AM–12:1212:12 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:2611:26 AM–13:131:13 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:3212:32 PM–13:131:13 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:291:29 PM–14:452:45 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:352:35 PM–15:163:16 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

Amṛta07:067:06 AM–08:238:23 AMgood
Kāla08:238:23 AM–09:399:39 AMavoid
Śubha09:399:39 AM–10:5610:56 AMgood
Roga10:5610:56 AM–12:1212:12 PMavoid
Udvega12:1212:12 PM–13:291:29 PMavoid
Cara13:291:29 PM–14:452:45 PMneutral
Lābha14:452:45 PM–16:014:01 PMgood
Amṛta16:014:01 PM–17:185:18 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:185:18 PM–19:017:01 PMneutral
Roga19:017:01 PM–20:458:45 PMavoid
Kāla20:458:45 PM–22:2910:29 PMavoid
Lābha22:2910:29 PM–24:1212:12 AM+1good
Udvega24:1212:12 AM+1–25:561:56 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:561:56 AM+1–27:403:40 AM+1good
Amṛta27:403:40 AM+1–29:235:23 AM+1good
Cara29:235:23 AM+1–31:077:07 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:067:06 AM to 31:077:07 AM+1

07:067:06 AM sunrise17:185:18 PM sunsetsunrise 31:077:07 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 28:494:49 AM+1
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 19:467:46 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 15:373:37 PM
Bālavauntil 28:494:49 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:238:23 AM–09:399:39 AM
Abhijit 11:5211:52 AM–12:3212:32 PM
Pradoṣa 17:185:18 PM–19:087:08 PM
Niśītha 23:4811:48 PM–24:3612:36 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:399:39 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3212:32 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 11 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:087:08 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3612:36 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ekādaśī28:49 04:494:49 AM TueDvādaśī
NakṣatraSvātīpast sunriseViśākhā
YogaAtigaṇḍa19:467:46 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaBava15:373:37 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra31:07 07:077:07 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2038
Śaka
1903
Kali
5082
Ahargaṇa
1 856 494
Day length
10 h 11 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
27:213:21 AM+1
Moonset
14:102:10 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:165:16 AM07:067:06 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:165:16 AM06:116:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:435:43 AM07:067:06 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:067:06 AM09:099:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:238:23 AM09:399:39 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:099:09 AM11:1111:11 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:5610:56 AM12:1212:12 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:2611:26 AM13:131:13 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4811:48 AM12:3612:36 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5211:52 AM12:3212:32 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3212:32 PM13:131:13 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:131:13 PM15:163:16 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:291:29 PM14:452:45 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:541:54 PM14:352:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:352:35 PM15:163:16 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:163:16 PM17:185:18 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:185:18 PM19:087:08 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:185:18 PM17:455:45 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:185:18 PM18:416:41 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:0910:09 PM23:5611:56 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4811:48 PM24:3612:36 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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