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Monday 15 December 2025 · Queens, New York, United States

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī

Somavāra. Ekādaśī began at 08:208:20 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:5110:51 AM.

Observed here on this day

Saphalā Ekādaśī

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

At sunrise

07:137:13 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:5110:51 AM

Ekādaśī gives way to Dvādaśī.

Noon

11:5111:51 AM

The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 16 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens11:5111:51 AM
At noon, 11:5111:51 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 312° ahead of it, in Svātī, 16% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 312° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:155:15 AM–06:146:14 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:445:44 AM–07:137:13 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3211:32 AM–12:0912:09 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:231:23 PM–14:002:00 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:294:29 PM–16:584:58 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:294:29 PM–17:575:57 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla17:455:45 PM–19:347:34 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:228:22 AM–09:329:32 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4110:41 AM–11:5111:51 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0912:09 PM–12:4612:46 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:001:00 PM–14:102:10 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

Amṛta07:137:13 AM–08:228:22 AMgood
Kāla08:228:22 AM–09:329:32 AMavoid
Śubha09:329:32 AM–10:4110:41 AMgood
Roga10:4110:41 AM–11:5111:51 AMavoid
Udvega11:5111:51 AM–13:001:00 PMavoid
Cara13:001:00 PM–14:102:10 PMneutral
Lābha14:102:10 PM–15:193:19 PMgood
Amṛta15:193:19 PM–16:294:29 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:294:29 PM–18:196:19 PMneutral
Roga18:196:19 PM–20:108:10 PMavoid
Kāla20:108:10 PM–22:0010:00 PMavoid
Lābha22:0010:00 PM–23:5111:51 PMgood
Udvega23:5111:51 PM–25:421:42+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:421:42+1 AM–27:323:32+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:323:32+1 AM–29:235:23+1 AMgood
Cara29:235:23+1 AM–31:137:13+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:137:13 AM to 31:137:13+1 AM

07:137:13 AM sunrise16:294:29 PM sunsetsunrise 31:137:13+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 10:5110:51 AM
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 27:403:40+1 AM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 26:532:53+1 AM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 10:5110:51 AM
Kaulavauntil 24:0912:09+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:228:22 AM–09:329:32 AM
Abhijit 11:3211:32 AM–12:0912:09 PM
Pradoṣa 16:294:29 PM–18:276:27 PM
Niśītha 23:2711:27 PM–24:1512:15+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 09:329:32 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 16 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:276:27 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:1512:15+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  11. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ekādaśī10:5110:51 AMDvādaśī
NakṣatraSvātī27:40 03:403:40 AM TueViśākhā
YogaAtigaṇḍa26:53 02:532:53 AM TueSukarmā
KaraṇaBālava10:5110:51 AMKaulava
VāraSomavāra31:13 07:137:13 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 559
Day length
9 h 16 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
28:144:14+1 AM
Moonset
13:241:24 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:155:15 AM07:137:13 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:155:15 AM06:146:14 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:445:44 AM07:137:13 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:137:13 AM09:049:04 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:228:22 AM09:329:32 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:049:04 AM10:5510:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4110:41 AM11:5111:51 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2711:27 AM12:1512:15 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3211:32 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 PM14:102:10 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 PM16:294:29 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:294:29 PM18:276:27 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:294:29 PM16:584:58 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:294:29 PM17:575:57 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:455:45 PM19:347:34 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2711:27 PM24:1512:15+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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