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Monday 21 December 2015 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Ekādaśī

Somavāra. Ekādaśī began at 19:017:01 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:424:42 PM.

Observed here on this day

Mokṣadā Ekādaśī

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

At sunrise

06:456:45 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:399:39 AM

Aśvinī gives way to Bharaṇī.

Noon

12:3912:39 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:3912:39 PM
At noon, 12:3912:39 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 130° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 82% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 130° falls in Śukla Ekādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:075:07 AM–05:565:56 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:325:32 AM–06:456:45 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1512:15 PM–13:021:02 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:362:36 PM–15:243:24 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:326:32 PM–18:566:56 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:326:32 PM–19:457:45 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:323:32 AM+1–29:015:01 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:148:14 AM–09:429:42 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1011:10 AM–12:3912:39 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:021:02 PM–13:491:49 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:072:07 PM–15:353:35 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:243:24 PM–16:114:11 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya18:356:35 PM–20:058:05 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

Amṛta06:456:45 AM–08:148:14 AMgood
Kāla08:148:14 AM–09:429:42 AMavoid
Śubha09:429:42 AM–11:1011:10 AMgood
Roga11:1011:10 AM–12:3912:39 PMavoid
Udvega12:3912:39 PM–14:072:07 PMavoid
Cara14:072:07 PM–15:353:35 PMneutral
Lābha15:353:35 PM–17:045:04 PMgood
Amṛta17:045:04 PM–18:326:32 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:326:32 PM–20:048:04 PMneutral
Roga20:048:04 PM–21:359:35 PMavoid
Kāla21:359:35 PM–23:0711:07 PMavoid
Lābha23:0711:07 PM–24:3912:39 AM+1good
Udvega24:3912:39 AM+1–26:112:11 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:112:11 AM+1–27:423:42 AM+1good
Amṛta27:423:42 AM+1–29:145:14 AM+1good
Cara29:145:14 AM+1–30:466:46 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:456:45 AM to 30:466:46 AM+1

06:456:45 AM sunrise18:326:32 PM sunsetsunrise 30:466:46 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 16:424:42 PM
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 09:399:39 AM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 22:1910:19 PM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 16:424:42 PM
Bavauntil 27:313:31 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:148:14 AM–09:429:42 AM
Abhijit 12:1512:15 PM–13:021:02 PM
Pradoṣa 18:326:32 PM–20:108:10 PM
Niśītha 24:1512:15 AM+1–25:031:03 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 09:429:42 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:021:02 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  6. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 47 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:108:10 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:031:03 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ekādaśī16:424:42 PMDvādaśī
NakṣatraAśvinī09:399:39 AMBharaṇī
YogaŚiva22:1910:19 PMSiddha
KaraṇaViṣṭi16:424:42 PMBava
VāraSomavāra30:46 06:466:46 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 912
Day length
11 h 47 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
15:163:16 PM
Moonset
27:503:50 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:075:07 AM06:456:45 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:075:07 AM05:565:56 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:325:32 AM06:456:45 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:456:45 AM09:079:07 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:148:14 AM09:429:42 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:079:07 AM11:2811:28 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1011:10 AM12:3912:39 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1512:15 PM13:031:03 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1512:15 PM13:021:02 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:021:02 PM13:491:49 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:491:49 PM16:114:11 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:072:07 PM15:353:35 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:362:36 PM15:243:24 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:243:24 PM16:114:11 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:114:11 PM18:326:32 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:326:32 PM20:108:10 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:326:32 PM18:566:56 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:326:32 PM19:457:45 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:356:35 PM20:058:05 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1512:15 AM+125:031:03 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:323:32 AM+129:015:01 AM+1sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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