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Monday 24 December 2012 · Osaka, Japan

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Ekādaśī

Somavāra. Ekādaśī began at 06:196:19 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:498:49 AM.

Observed here on this day

Mokṣadā Ekādaśī

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

AlsoAkhaṇḍa Dvādaśī boundary

At sunrise

07:037:03 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:498:49 AM

Ekādaśī gives way to Dvādaśī.

Noon

11:5811:58 AM

The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 49 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonOsaka11:5811:58 AM
At noon, 11:5811:58 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 133° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 84% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 133° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:095:09 AM–06:066:06 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:385:38 AM–07:037:03 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3811:38 AM–12:1712:17 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:361:36 PM–14:152:15 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:533:53 PM–17:415:41 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli16:524:52 PM–17:215:21 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:524:52 PM–18:176:17 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:178:17 AM–09:309:30 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4410:44 AM–11:5811:58 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1712:17 PM–12:5712:57 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:111:11 PM–14:252:25 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:152:15 PM–14:542:54 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

Amṛta07:037:03 AM–08:178:17 AMgood
Kāla08:178:17 AM–09:309:30 AMavoid
Śubha09:309:30 AM–10:4410:44 AMgood
Roga10:4410:44 AM–11:5811:58 AMavoid
Udvega11:5811:58 AM–13:111:11 PMavoid
Cara13:111:11 PM–14:252:25 PMneutral
Lābha14:252:25 PM–15:393:39 PMgood
Amṛta15:393:39 PM–16:524:52 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:524:52 PM–18:396:39 PMneutral
Roga18:396:39 PM–20:258:25 PMavoid
Kāla20:258:25 PM–22:1110:11 PMavoid
Lābha22:1110:11 PM–23:5811:58 PMgood
Udvega23:5811:58 PM–25:441:44+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:441:44+1 AM–27:313:31+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:313:31+1 AM–29:175:17+1 AMgood
Cara29:175:17+1 AM–31:037:03+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:037:03 AM to 31:037:03+1 AM

07:037:03 AM sunrise16:524:52 PM sunsetsunrise 31:037:03+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 08:498:49 AM
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 21:189:18 PM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 29:185:18+1 AM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 08:498:49 AM
Bavauntil 22:1010:10 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:178:17 AM–09:309:30 AM
Abhijit 11:3811:38 AM–12:1712:17 PM
Pradoṣa 16:524:52 PM–18:466:46 PM
Niśītha 23:3411:34 PM–24:2212:22+1 AM

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 09:309:30 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:1712:17 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 49 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:466:46 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2212:22+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ekādaśī08:498:49 AMDvādaśī
NakṣatraBharaṇī21:189:18 PMKṛttikā
YogaSiddha29:18 05:185:18 AM TueSādhya
KaraṇaViṣṭi08:498:49 AMBava
VāraSomavāra31:03 07:037:03 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2069
Śaka
1934
Kali
5113
Ahargaṇa
1 867 820
Day length
9 h 49 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
13:541:54 PM
Moonset
28:024:02+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:095:09 AM07:037:03 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:095:09 AM06:066:06 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:385:38 AM07:037:03 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:037:03 AM09:019:01 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:178:17 AM09:309:30 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:019:01 AM10:5910:59 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4410:44 AM11:5811:58 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3411:34 AM12:2212:22 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3811:38 AM12:1712:17 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1712:17 PM12:5712:57 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5712:57 PM14:542:54 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:111:11 PM14:252:25 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:361:36 PM14:152:15 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:152:15 PM14:542:54 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:542:54 PM16:524:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:533:53 PM17:415:41 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk16:524:52 PM18:466:46 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:524:52 PM17:215:21 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:524:52 PM18:176:17 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3411:34 PM24:2212:22+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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