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Monday 14 December 1998 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī

Somavāra. Ekādaśī began at 08:318:31 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:0811:08 AM.

Observed here on this day

Saphalā Ekādaśī

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

At sunrise

06:426:42 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:0811:08 AM

Ekādaśī gives way to Dvādaśī.

Noon

12:3512:35 PM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:3512:35 PM
At noon, 12:3512:35 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 313° ahead of it, in Svātī, 16% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 313° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:045:04 AM–05:535:53 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:295:29 AM–06:426:42 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1212:12 PM–12:5912:59 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:332:33 PM–15:203:20 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:296:29 PM–18:536:53 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:296:29 PM–19:427:42 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:248:24 PM–22:1210:12 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:108:10 AM–09:399:39 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:369:36 AM–11:2411:24 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0711:07 AM–12:3512:35 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5912:59 PM–13:461:46 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:042:04 PM–15:323:32 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:203:20 PM–16:074:07 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

Amṛta06:426:42 AM–08:108:10 AMgood
Kāla08:108:10 AM–09:399:39 AMavoid
Śubha09:399:39 AM–11:0711:07 AMgood
Roga11:0711:07 AM–12:3512:35 PMavoid
Udvega12:3512:35 PM–14:042:04 PMavoid
Cara14:042:04 PM–15:323:32 PMneutral
Lābha15:323:32 PM–17:005:00 PMgood
Amṛta17:005:00 PM–18:296:29 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:296:29 PM–20:008:00 PMneutral
Roga20:008:00 PM–21:329:32 PMavoid
Kāla21:329:32 PM–23:0411:04 PMavoid
Lābha23:0411:04 PM–24:3612:36+1 AMgood
Udvega24:3612:36+1 AM–26:072:07+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:072:07+1 AM–27:393:39+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:393:39+1 AM–29:115:11+1 AMgood
Cara29:115:11+1 AM–30:426:42+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:426:42 AM to 30:426:42+1 AM

06:426:42 AM sunrise18:296:29 PM sunsetsunrise 30:426:42+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 11:0811:08 AM
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 30:186:18+1 AM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 11:0811:08 AM
Kaulavauntil 24:2612:26+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:108:10 AM–09:399:39 AM
Abhijit 12:1212:12 PM–12:5912:59 PM
Pradoṣa 18:296:29 PM–20:078:07 PM
Niśītha 24:1212:12+1 AM–25:001:00+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 09:399:39 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:5912:59 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 47 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:078:07 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:001:00+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  11. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ekādaśī11:0811:08 AMDvādaśī
NakṣatraSvātī30:18 06:186:18 AM TueViśākhā
YogaAtigaṇḍapast sunriseSukarmā
KaraṇaBālava11:0811:08 AMKaulava
VāraSomavāra30:42 06:426:42 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 696
Day length
11 h 47 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
27:593:59+1 AM
Moonset
15:263:26 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:045:04 AM06:426:42 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:045:04 AM05:535:53 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:295:29 AM06:426:42 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:426:42 AM09:039:03 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:108:10 AM09:399:39 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:039:03 AM11:2511:25 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:369:36 AM11:2411:24 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:0711:07 AM12:3512:35 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1112:11 PM12:5912:59 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1212:12 PM12:5912:59 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5912:59 PM13:461:46 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:461:46 PM16:074:07 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:042:04 PM15:323:32 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:332:33 PM15:203:20 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:203:20 PM16:074:07 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:074:07 PM18:296:29 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:296:29 PM20:078:07 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:296:29 PM18:536:53 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:296:29 PM19:427:42 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:248:24 PM22:1210:12 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1212:12+1 AM25:001:00+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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