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December 1946 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 18 December 1946 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī

Budhavāra. Ekādaśī began at 03:593:59 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:515:51 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Saphalā Ekādaśī

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

At sunrise

06:376:37 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:247:24 AM

Śobhana gives way to Atigaṇḍa.

Noon

11:5611:56 AM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:5611:56 AM
At noon, 11:5611:56 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 304° ahead of it, in Citrā, 22% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 304° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:504:50 AM–05:445:44 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:175:17 AM–06:376:37 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:242:24 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:145:14 PM–17:405:40 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:145:14 PM–18:346:34 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:095:09 AM+1–30:556:55 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:577:57 AM–09:169:16 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:3610:36 AM–11:5511:55 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:3411:34 AM–12:1712:17 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:5511:55 AM–13:151:15 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:346:34 PM–20:208:20 PMa 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

Lābha06:376:37 AM–07:577:57 AMgood
Amṛta07:577:57 AM–09:169:16 AMgood
Kāla09:169:16 AM–10:3610:36 AMavoid
Śubha10:3610:36 AM–11:5511:55 AMgood
Roga11:5511:55 AM–13:151:15 PMavoid
Udvega13:151:15 PM–14:352:35 PMavoid
Cara14:352:35 PM–15:543:54 PMneutral
Lābha15:543:54 PM–17:145:14 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:145:14 PM–18:546:54 PMavoid
Śubha18:546:54 PM–20:358:35 PMgood
Amṛta20:358:35 PM–22:1510:15 PMgood
Cara22:1510:15 PM–23:5611:56 PMneutral
Roga23:5611:56 PM–25:361:36 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:361:36 AM+1–27:173:17 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:173:17 AM+1–28:574:57 AM+1good
Udvega28:574:57 AM+1–30:386:38 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:376:37 AM to 30:386:38 AM+1

06:376:37 AM sunrise17:145:14 PM sunsetsunrise 30:386:38 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 29:515:51 AM+1
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 12:2312:23 PM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 07:247:24 AM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 16:514:51 PM
Bālavauntil 29:515:51 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:5511:55 AM–13:151:15 PM
Pradoṣa 17:145:14 PM–19:017:01 PM
Niśītha 23:3211:32 PM–24:2012:20 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:151:15 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 36 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:017:01 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2012:20 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ekādaśī29:51 05:515:51 AM ThuDvādaśī
NakṣatraCitrā12:2312:23 PMSvātī
YogaŚobhana07:247:24 AMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaBava16:514:51 PMBālava
VāraBudhavāra30:38 06:386:38 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2003
Śaka
1868
Kali
5047
Ahargaṇa
1 843 707
Day length
10 h 36 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
26:572:57 AM+1
Moonset
13:551:55 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:504:50 AM06:376:37 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:504:50 AM05:445:44 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:175:17 AM06:376:37 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:376:37 AM08:458:45 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:577:57 AM09:169:16 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:458:45 AM10:5210:52 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3610:36 AM11:5511:55 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3111:31 AM12:1912:19 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:3411:34 AM12:1712:17 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:5511:55 AM13:151:15 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5912:59 PM15:063:06 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:242:24 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:063:06 PM17:145:14 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:145:14 PM19:017:01 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:145:14 PM17:405:40 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:145:14 PM18:346:34 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:346:34 PM20:208:20 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3211:32 PM24:2012:20 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:095:09 AM+130:556:55 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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