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Saturday 16 December 2006 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī

Śanivāra. Ekādaśī began at 12:1012:10 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:202:20 PM.

Observed here on this day

Saphalā Ekādaśī

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

At sunrise

06:306:30 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:202:20 PM

Ekādaśī gives way to Dvādaśī.

Noon

11:4911:49 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:4911:49 AM
At noon, 11:4911:49 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 311° ahead of it, in Svātī, 17% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 311° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:434:43 AM–05:375:37 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:105:10 AM–06:306:30 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2711:27 AM–12:1012:10 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:351:35 PM–14:172:17 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:075:07 PM–17:345:34 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:075:07 PM–18:276:27 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:377:37 PM–21:229:22 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:306:30 AM–07:507:50 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:306:30 AM–07:137:13 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:137:13 AM–07:557:55 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya09:059:05 AM–10:5110:51 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla09:099:09 AM–10:2910:29 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:081:08 PM–14:282:28 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Kāla06:306:30 AM–07:507:50 AMavoid
Śubha07:507:50 AM–09:099:09 AMgood
Roga09:099:09 AM–10:2910:29 AMavoid
Udvega10:2910:29 AM–11:4911:49 AMavoid
Cara11:4911:49 AM–13:081:08 PMneutral
Lābha13:081:08 PM–14:282:28 PMgood
Amṛta14:282:28 PM–15:473:47 PMgood
Kāla15:473:47 PM–17:075:07 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha17:075:07 PM–18:476:47 PMgood
Udvega18:476:47 PM–20:288:28 PMavoid
Śubha20:288:28 PM–22:0810:08 PMgood
Amṛta22:0810:08 PM–23:4911:49 PMgood
Cara23:4911:49 PM–25:291:29 AM+1neutral
Roga25:291:29 AM+1–27:103:10 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:103:10 AM+1–28:504:50 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:504:50 AM+1–30:316:31 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:306:30 AM to 30:316:31 AM+1

06:306:30 AM sunrise17:075:07 PM sunsetsunrise 30:316:31 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 14:202:20 PM
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 29:165:16 AM+1
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 27:243:24 AM+1
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 14:202:20 PM
Kaulavauntil 27:133:13 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:099:09 AM–10:2910:29 AM
Abhijit 11:2711:27 AM–12:1012:10 PM
Pradoṣa 17:075:07 PM–18:546:54 PM
Niśītha 23:2511:25 PM–24:1312:13 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:2910:29 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1012:10 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 36 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:546:54 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:1312:13 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  11. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ekādaśī14:202:20 PMDvādaśī
NakṣatraSvātī29:16 05:165:16 AM SunViśākhā
YogaAtigaṇḍa27:24 03:243:24 AM SunSukarmā
KaraṇaBālava14:202:20 PMKaulava
VāraŚanivāra30:31 06:316:31 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2063
Śaka
1928
Kali
5107
Ahargaṇa
1 865 620
Day length
10 h 36 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
27:283:28 AM+1
Moonset
13:491:49 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:434:43 AM06:306:30 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:434:43 AM05:375:37 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:105:10 AM06:306:30 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:306:30 AM08:388:38 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:306:30 AM07:507:50 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:306:30 AM07:137:13 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:137:13 AM07:557:55 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:388:38 AM10:4510:45 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:059:05 AM10:5110:51 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:099:09 AM10:2910:29 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2511:25 AM12:1312:13 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2711:27 AM12:1012:10 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5212:52 PM15:003:00 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:081:08 PM14:282:28 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:351:35 PM14:172:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:003:00 PM17:075:07 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:075:07 PM18:546:54 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:075:07 PM17:345:34 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:075:07 PM18:276:27 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:377:37 PM21:229:22 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2511:25 PM24:1312:13 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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