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Tuesday 9 December 2008 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Ekādaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Ekādaśī began at 17:075:07 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:063:06 PM.

Observed here on this day

Mokṣadā Ekādaśī

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

At sunrise

06:046:04 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:063:06 PM

Ekādaśī gives way to Dvādaśī.

Noon

13:091:09 PM

The Sun 81° above N. Day length 14 h 10 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth13:091:09 PM
At noon, 13:091:09 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 131° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 83% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 131° falls in Śukla Ekādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:454:45 AM–05:245:24 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:055:05 AM–06:046:04 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4112:41 PM–13:371:37 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:313:31 PM–16:274:27 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:148:14 PM–20:348:34 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:148:14 PM–21:139:13 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:209:20 PM–22:4910:49 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:548:54 AM–09:519:51 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:369:36 AM–11:2311:23 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika13:091:09 PM–14:552:55 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla16:424:42 PM–18:286:28 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta24:1012:10+1 AM–24:4912:49+1 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya24:1812:18+1 AM–25:471:47+1 AMa 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

Roga06:046:04 AM–07:507:50 AMavoid
Udvega07:507:50 AM–09:369:36 AMavoid
Cara09:369:36 AM–11:2311:23 AMneutral
Lābha11:2311:23 AM–13:091:09 PMgood
Amṛta13:091:09 PM–14:552:55 PMgood
Kāla14:552:55 PM–16:424:42 PMavoid
Śubha16:424:42 PM–18:286:28 PMgood
Roga18:286:28 PM–20:148:14 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla20:148:14 PM–21:289:28 PMavoid
Lābha21:289:28 PM–22:4210:42 PMgood
Udvega22:4210:42 PM–23:5511:55 PMavoid
Śubha23:5511:55 PM–25:091:09+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:091:09+1 AM–26:232:23+1 AMgood
Cara26:232:23+1 AM–27:373:37+1 AMneutral
Roga27:373:37+1 AM–28:504:50+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:504:50+1 AM–30:046:04+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:046:04 AM to 30:046:04+1 AM

06:046:04 AM sunrise20:148:14 PM sunsetsunrise 30:046:04+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 15:063:06 PM
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 28:004:00+1 AM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 16:294:29 PM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 15:063:06 PM
Bavauntil 25:501:50+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:4112:41 PM–13:371:37 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:424:42 PM–18:286:28 PM
Pradoṣa 20:148:14 PM–21:339:33 PM
Niśītha 24:4512:45+1 AM–25:331:33+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 13:371:37 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:286:28 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 10 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:339:33 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:331:33+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ekādaśī15:063:06 PMDvādaśī
NakṣatraAśvinī28:00 04:004:00 AM WedBharaṇī
YogaVarīyān16:294:29 PMParigha
KaraṇaViṣṭi15:063:06 PMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:04 06:046:04 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 344
Day length
14 h 10 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
16:334:33 PM
Moonset
27:213:21+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:454:45 AM06:046:04 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:454:45 AM05:245:24 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:055:05 AM06:046:04 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:046:04 AM08:548:54 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:548:54 AM11:4411:44 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:548:54 AM09:519:51 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:369:36 AM11:2311:23 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4112:41 PM13:371:37 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4512:45 PM13:331:33 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:091:09 PM14:552:55 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:342:34 PM17:245:24 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:313:31 PM16:274:27 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:424:42 PM18:286:28 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:245:24 PM20:148:14 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:148:14 PM21:339:33 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:148:14 PM20:348:34 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:148:14 PM21:139:13 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:209:20 PM22:4910:49 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta24:1012:10+1 AM24:4912:49+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:1812:18+1 AM25:471:47+1 AMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:4512:45+1 AM25:331:33+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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