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Tuesday 9 December 2008 · Tehran, Iran

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Ekādaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Ekādaśī began at 11:3711:37 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:369:36 AM.

Observed here on this day

Mokṣadā Ekādaśī

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

AlsoAkhaṇḍa Dvādaśī determinate

At sunrise

07:037:03 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:369:36 AM

Ekādaśī gives way to Dvādaśī.

Noon

11:5711:57 AM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 48 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran11:5711:57 AM
At noon, 11:5711:57 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 133° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 84% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 133° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:095:09 AM–06:066:06 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:385:38 AM–07:037:03 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3711:37 AM–12:1612:16 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:351:35 PM–14:142:14 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:503:50 PM–17:195:19 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli16:514:51 PM–17:195:19 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:514:51 PM–18:166:16 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:009:00 AM–09:409:40 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:309:30 AM–10:4310:43 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5711:57 AM–13:101:10 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:242:24 PM–15:373:37 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:486:48 PM–20:178:17 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:3210:32 PM–23:2911:29 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

Roga07:037:03 AM–08:168:16 AMavoid
Udvega08:168:16 AM–09:309:30 AMavoid
Cara09:309:30 AM–10:4310:43 AMneutral
Lābha10:4310:43 AM–11:5711:57 AMgood
Amṛta11:5711:57 AM–13:101:10 PMgood
Kāla13:101:10 PM–14:242:24 PMavoid
Śubha14:242:24 PM–15:373:37 PMgood
Roga15:373:37 PM–16:514:51 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:514:51 PM–18:376:37 PMavoid
Lābha18:376:37 PM–20:248:24 PMgood
Udvega20:248:24 PM–22:1010:10 PMavoid
Śubha22:1010:10 PM–23:5711:57 PMgood
Amṛta23:5711:57 PM–25:441:44+1 AMgood
Cara25:441:44+1 AM–27:303:30+1 AMneutral
Roga27:303:30+1 AM–29:175:17+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:175:17+1 AM–31:047:04+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:037:03 AM to 31:047:04+1 AM

07:037:03 AM sunrise16:514:51 PM sunsetsunrise 31:047:04+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 09:369:36 AM
Dvādaśīuntil 30:546:54+1 AM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 22:3010:30 PM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 10:5910:59 AM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 09:369:36 AM
Bavauntil 20:208:20 PM
Bālavauntil 30:546:54+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3711:37 AM–12:1612:16 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:242:24 PM–15:373:37 PM
Pradoṣa 16:514:51 PM–18:446:44 PM
Niśītha 23:3311:33 PM–24:2112:21+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:1612:16 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:373:37 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 48 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:446:44 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2112:21+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  13. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  14. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ekādaśī09:369:36 AMDvādaśī
NakṣatraAśvinī22:3010:30 PMBharaṇī
YogaVarīyān10:5910:59 AMParigha
KaraṇaViṣṭi09:369:36 AMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:04 07:047:04 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 344
Day length
9 h 48 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
13:551:55 PM
Moonset
28:124:12+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:095:09 AM07:037:03 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:095:09 AM06:066:06 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:385:38 AM07:037:03 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:037:03 AM09:009:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:009:00 AM10:5810:58 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:009:00 AM09:409:40 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:309:30 AM10:4310:43 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3311:33 AM12:2112:21 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3711:37 AM12:1612:16 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5711:57 AM13:101:10 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5512:55 PM14:532:53 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:351:35 PM14:142:14 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:242:24 PM15:373:37 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:532:53 PM16:514:51 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:503:50 PM17:195:19 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk16:514:51 PM18:446:44 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:514:51 PM17:195:19 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:514:51 PM18:166:16 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:486:48 PM20:178:17 PMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3210:32 PM23:2911:29 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3311:33 PM24:2112:21+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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