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Wednesday 22 December 2004 · Surat, Gujarat, India

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Ekādaśī

Budhavāra. Ekādaśī began at 10:4610:46 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:0412:04 PM.

Observed here on this day

Mokṣadā 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

12:0412:04 PM

Ekādaśī gives way to Dvādaśī.

Noon

12:3712:37 PM

The Sun 45° above S. Day length 10 h 50 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonSurat12:3712:37 PM
At noon, 12:3712:37 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 132° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 84% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 132° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:275:27 AM–06:206:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:535:53 AM–07:127:12 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:262:26 PM–15:093:09 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:026:02 PM–18:296:29 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:026:02 PM–19:227:22 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:1310:13 PM–23:5711:57 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:348:34 AM–09:559:55 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:1611:16 AM–12:3712:37 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:4711:47 AM–13:321:32 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:1612:16 PM–12:5912:59 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:3712:37 PM–13:591:59 PMRāhu’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

Lābha07:127:12 AM–08:348:34 AMgood
Amṛta08:348:34 AM–09:559:55 AMgood
Kāla09:559:55 AM–11:1611:16 AMavoid
Śubha11:1611:16 AM–12:3712:37 PMgood
Roga12:3712:37 PM–13:591:59 PMavoid
Udvega13:591:59 PM–15:203:20 PMavoid
Cara15:203:20 PM–16:414:41 PMneutral
Lābha16:414:41 PM–18:026:02 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:026:02 PM–19:417:41 PMavoid
Śubha19:417:41 PM–21:209:20 PMgood
Amṛta21:209:20 PM–22:5910:59 PMgood
Cara22:5910:59 PM–24:3812:38+1 AMneutral
Roga24:3812:38+1 AM–26:162:16+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:162:16+1 AM–27:553:55+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:553:55+1 AM–29:345:34+1 AMgood
Udvega29:345:34+1 AM–31:137:13+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:127:12 AM to 31:137:13+1 AM

07:127:12 AM sunrise18:026:02 PM sunsetsunrise 31:137:13+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 12:0412:04 PM
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 27:263:26+1 AM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 13:521:52 PM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 12:0412:04 PM
Bavauntil 24:5412:54+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:3712:37 PM–13:591:59 PM
Pradoṣa 18:026:02 PM–19:487:48 PM
Niśītha 24:1412:14+1 AM–25:021:02+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:591:59 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 50 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:487:48 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:021:02+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ekādaśī12:0412:04 PMDvādaśī
NakṣatraBharaṇī27:26 03:263:26 AM ThuKṛttikā
YogaŚiva13:521:52 PMSiddha
KaraṇaViṣṭi12:0412:04 PMBava
VāraBudhavāra31:13 07:137:13 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 896
Day length
10 h 50 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
14:532:53 PM
Moonset
28:144:14+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:275:27 AM07:127:12 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:275:27 AM06:206:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:535:53 AM07:127:12 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:127:12 AM09:229:22 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:348:34 AM09:559:55 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:229:22 AM11:3211:32 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:1611:16 AM12:3712:37 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:4711:47 AM13:321:32 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1312:13 PM13:011:01 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1612:16 PM12:5912:59 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:3712:37 PM13:591:59 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:421:42 PM15:523:52 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:262:26 PM15:093:09 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:523:52 PM18:026:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:026:02 PM19:487:48 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:026:02 PM18:296:29 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:026:02 PM19:227:22 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:1310:13 PM23:5711:57 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1412:14+1 AM25:021:02+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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