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Monday 14 December 1998 · Queens, New York, United States

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī

Somavāra. Ekādaśī began at 06:316:31 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:089:08 AM.

Observed here on this day

Saphalā Ekādaśī

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

At sunrise

07:127:12 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:089:08 AM

Ekādaśī gives way to Dvādaśī.

Noon

11:5011:50 AM

The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 17 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens11:5011:50 AM
At noon, 11:5011:50 AM, 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 muhūrta05:145:14 AM–06:136:13 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:435:43 AM–07:127:12 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3111:31 AM–12:0912:09 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:231:23 PM–14:002:00 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:284:28 PM–16:584:58 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:284:28 PM–17:575:57 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:246:24 PM–20:128:12 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Varjya07:367:36 AM–09:249:24 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla08:218:21 AM–09:319:31 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4010:40 AM–11:5011:50 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0912:09 PM–12:4612:46 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:001:00 PM–14:092:09 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:002:00 PM–14:372:37 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

Amṛta07:127:12 AM–08:218:21 AMgood
Kāla08:218:21 AM–09:319:31 AMavoid
Śubha09:319:31 AM–10:4010:40 AMgood
Roga10:4010:40 AM–11:5011:50 AMavoid
Udvega11:5011:50 AM–13:001:00 PMavoid
Cara13:001:00 PM–14:092:09 PMneutral
Lābha14:092:09 PM–15:193:19 PMgood
Amṛta15:193:19 PM–16:284:28 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:284:28 PM–18:196:19 PMneutral
Roga18:196:19 PM–20:098:09 PMavoid
Kāla20:098:09 PM–22:0010:00 PMavoid
Lābha22:0010:00 PM–23:5011:50 PMgood
Udvega23:5011:50 PM–25:411:41+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:411:41+1 AM–27:313:31+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:313:31+1 AM–29:225:22+1 AMgood
Cara29:225:22+1 AM–31:127:12+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:127:12 AM to 31:127:12+1 AM

07:127:12 AM sunrise16:284:28 PM sunsetsunrise 31:127:12+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 09:089:08 AM
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 28:184:18+1 AM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 29:315:31+1 AM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 09:089:08 AM
Kaulavauntil 22:2610:26 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:218:21 AM–09:319:31 AM
Abhijit 11:3111:31 AM–12:0912:09 PM
Pradoṣa 16:284:28 PM–18:266:26 PM
Niśītha 23:2611:26 PM–24:1412:14+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 09:319:31 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:0912:09 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 17 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:266:26 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1412:14+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  11. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ekādaśī09:089:08 AMDvādaśī
NakṣatraSvātī28:18 04:184:18 AM TueViśākhā
YogaAtigaṇḍa29:31 05:315:31 AM TueSukarmā
KaraṇaBālava09:089:08 AMKaulava
VāraSomavāra31:12 07:127:12 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 696
Day length
9 h 17 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
27:523:52+1 AM
Moonset
14:132:13 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:145:14 AM07:127:12 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:145:14 AM06:136:13 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:435:43 AM07:127:12 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:127:12 AM09:039:03 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:367:36 AM09:249:24 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:218:21 AM09:319:31 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:039:03 AM10:5410:54 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4010:40 AM11:5011:50 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2611:26 AM12:1412:14 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3111:31 AM12:0912:09 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0912:09 PM12:4612:46 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4612:46 PM14:372:37 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:001:00 PM14:092:09 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:231:23 PM14:002:00 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:002:00 PM14:372:37 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:372:37 PM16:284:28 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:284:28 PM18:266:26 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:284:28 PM16:584:58 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:284:28 PM17:575:57 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:246:24 PM20:128:12 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2611:26 PM24:1412:14+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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