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Tuesday 23 December 2008 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Ekādaśī began at 09:399:39 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:2911:29 AM.

Observed here on this day

Saphalā Ekādaśī

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

At sunrise

06:096:09 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:2911:29 AM

Ekādaśī gives way to Dvādaśī.

Noon

13:161:16 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth13:161:16 PM
At noon, 13:161:16 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 313° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 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 muhūrta04:504:50 AM–05:305:30 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:105:10 AM–06:096:09 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4712:47 PM–13:441:44 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:383:38 PM–16:354:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:238:23 PM–20:428:42 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:238:23 PM–21:219:21 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:035:03+1 AM–30:506:50+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:598:59 AM–09:569:56 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:429:42 AM–11:2911:29 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika13:161:16 PM–15:023:02 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla16:494:49 PM–18:366:36 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:246:24 PM–20:108:10 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta24:1712:17+1 AM–24:5612:56+1 AMan 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

Roga06:096:09 AM–07:557:55 AMavoid
Udvega07:557:55 AM–09:429:42 AMavoid
Cara09:429:42 AM–11:2911:29 AMneutral
Lābha11:2911:29 AM–13:161:16 PMgood
Amṛta13:161:16 PM–15:023:02 PMgood
Kāla15:023:02 PM–16:494:49 PMavoid
Śubha16:494:49 PM–18:366:36 PMgood
Roga18:366:36 PM–20:238:23 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla20:238:23 PM–21:369:36 PMavoid
Lābha21:369:36 PM–22:4910:49 PMgood
Udvega22:4910:49 PM–24:0312:03+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:0312:03+1 AM–25:161:16+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:161:16+1 AM–26:292:29+1 AMgood
Cara26:292:29+1 AM–27:433:43+1 AMneutral
Roga27:433:43+1 AM–28:564:56+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:564:56+1 AM–30:096:09+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:096:09 AM to 30:096:09+1 AM

06:096:09 AM sunrise20:238:23 PM sunsetsunrise 30:096:09+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 11:2911:29 AM
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 12:1112:11 PM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 22:3410:34 PM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 11:2911:29 AM
Kaulavauntil 24:3212:32+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:4712:47 PM–13:441:44 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:494:49 PM–18:366:36 PM
Pradoṣa 20:238:23 PM–21:419:41 PM
Niśītha 24:5212:52+1 AM–25:401:40+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. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:441:44 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:366:36 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 14 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:419:41 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:401:40+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ekādaśī11:2911:29 AMDvādaśī
NakṣatraSvātī12:1112:11 PMViśākhā
YogaSukarmā22:3410:34 PMDhṛti
KaraṇaBālava11:2911:29 AMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:09 06:096:09 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 358
Day length
14 h 14 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
27:173:17+1 AM
Moonset
16:524:52 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:504:50 AM06:096:09 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:504:50 AM05:305:30 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:105:10 AM06:096:09 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:096:09 AM08:598:59 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:598:59 AM11:5011:50 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:598:59 AM09:569:56 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:429:42 AM11:2911:29 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4712:47 PM13:441:44 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:5212:52 PM13:401:40 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:161:16 PM15:023:02 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:412:41 PM17:325:32 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:383:38 PM16:354:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:494:49 PM18:366:36 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:325:32 PM20:238:23 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:246:24 PM20:108:10 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk20:238:23 PM21:419:41 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:238:23 PM20:428:42 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:238:23 PM21:219:21 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta24:1712:17+1 AM24:5612:56+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:5212:52+1 AM25:401:40+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:035:03+1 AM30:506:50+1 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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