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Saturday 24 December 2016 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī

Śanivāra. Ekādaśī began at 16:254:25 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:027:02 PM.

Observed here on this day

Saphalā Ekādaśī

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

At sunrise

06:476:47 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:074:07 PM

Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.

Noon

12:4112:41 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:4112:41 PM
At noon, 12:4112:41 PM, the Sun is in Mūla 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 muhūrta05:095:09 AM–05:585:58 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:345:34 AM–06:476:47 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1712:17 PM–13:041:04 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:382:38 PM–15:253:25 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:346:34 PM–18:586:58 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:346:34 PM–19:477:47 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika06:476:47 AM–08:168:16 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:476:47 AM–07:347:34 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:347:34 AM–08:218:21 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:449:44 AM–11:1211:12 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:092:09 PM–15:373:37 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya22:2510:25 PM–24:1312:13 AM+1a 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

Kāla06:476:47 AM–08:168:16 AMavoid
Śubha08:168:16 AM–09:449:44 AMgood
Roga09:449:44 AM–11:1211:12 AMavoid
Udvega11:1211:12 AM–12:4112:41 PMavoid
Cara12:4112:41 PM–14:092:09 PMneutral
Lābha14:092:09 PM–15:373:37 PMgood
Amṛta15:373:37 PM–17:065:06 PMgood
Kāla17:065:06 PM–18:346:34 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:346:34 PM–20:068:06 PMgood
Udvega20:068:06 PM–21:379:37 PMavoid
Śubha21:379:37 PM–23:0911:09 PMgood
Amṛta23:0911:09 PM–24:4112:41 AM+1good
Cara24:4112:41 AM+1–26:122:12 AM+1neutral
Roga26:122:12 AM+1–27:443:44 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:443:44 AM+1–29:165:16 AM+1avoid
Lābha29:165:16 AM+1–30:486:48 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:476:47 AM to 30:486:48 AM+1

06:476:47 AM sunrise18:346:34 PM sunsetsunrise 30:486:48 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 19:027:02 PM
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 16:074:07 PM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 23:3611:36 PM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 19:027:02 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:449:44 AM–11:1211:12 AM
Abhijit 12:1712:17 PM–13:041:04 PM
Pradoṣa 18:346:34 PM–20:128:12 PM
Niśītha 24:1712:17 AM+1–25:051:05 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:1211:12 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:041:04 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 47 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:128:12 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:051:05 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ekādaśī19:027:02 PMDvādaśī
NakṣatraSvātī16:074:07 PMViśākhā
YogaSukarmā23:3611:36 PMDhṛti
KaraṇaBālava19:027:02 PMKaulava
VāraŚanivāra30:48 06:486:48 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 281
Day length
11 h 47 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
27:463:46 AM+1
Moonset
15:103:10 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:095:09 AM06:476:47 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:095:09 AM05:585:58 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:345:34 AM06:476:47 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:476:47 AM09:099:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:476:47 AM08:168:16 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:476:47 AM07:347:34 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:347:34 AM08:218:21 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:099:09 AM11:3011:30 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:449:44 AM11:1211:12 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1712:17 PM13:051:05 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1712:17 PM13:041:04 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:511:51 PM16:134:13 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:092:09 PM15:373:37 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:382:38 PM15:253:25 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:134:13 PM18:346:34 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:346:34 PM20:128:12 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:346:34 PM18:586:58 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:346:34 PM19:477:47 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:2510:25 PM24:1312:13 AM+1sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1712:17 AM+125:051:05 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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