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Monday 22 December 2008 · Tehran, Iran

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī

Somavāra. Ekādaśī began at 04:094:09 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:595:59+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Saphalā Ekādaśī

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

At sunrise

07:117:11 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:404:40 PM

Atigaṇḍa gives way to Sukarmā.

Noon

12:0312:03 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:0312:03 PM
At noon, 12:0312:03 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 304° ahead of it, in Svātī, 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 muhūrta05:175:17 AM–06:146:14 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:455:45 AM–07:117:11 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4411:44 AM–12:2212:22 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:401:40 PM–14:192:19 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:554:55 PM–17:235:23 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:554:55 PM–18:216:21 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:029:02 PM–22:4810:48 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:248:24 AM–09:379:37 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:3110:31 AM–12:1612:16 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:5010:50 AM–12:0312:03 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2212:22 PM–13:011:01 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:161:16 PM–14:292:29 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:192:19 PM–14:582:58 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

Amṛta07:117:11 AM–08:248:24 AMgood
Kāla08:248:24 AM–09:379:37 AMavoid
Śubha09:379:37 AM–10:5010:50 AMgood
Roga10:5010:50 AM–12:0312:03 PMavoid
Udvega12:0312:03 PM–13:161:16 PMavoid
Cara13:161:16 PM–14:292:29 PMneutral
Lābha14:292:29 PM–15:423:42 PMgood
Amṛta15:423:42 PM–16:554:55 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:554:55 PM–18:426:42 PMneutral
Roga18:426:42 PM–20:298:29 PMavoid
Kāla20:298:29 PM–22:1610:16 PMavoid
Lābha22:1610:16 PM–24:0312:03+1 AMgood
Udvega24:0312:03+1 AM–25:501:50+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:501:50+1 AM–27:373:37+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:373:37+1 AM–29:245:24+1 AMgood
Cara29:245:24+1 AM–31:127:12+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:117:11 AM to 31:127:12+1 AM

07:117:11 AM sunrise16:554:55 PM sunsetsunrise 31:127:12+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 29:595:59+1 AM
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 30:416:41+1 AM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 16:404:40 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 17:015:01 PM
Bālavauntil 29:595:59+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:248:24 AM–09:379:37 AM
Abhijit 11:4411:44 AM–12:2212:22 PM
Pradoṣa 16:554:55 PM–18:496:49 PM
Niśītha 23:3911:39 PM–24:2712:27+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 09:379:37 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2212:22 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 44 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:496:49 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2712:27+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ekādaśī29:59 05:595:59 AM TueDvādaśī
NakṣatraSvātī30:41 06:416:41 AM TueViśākhā
YogaAtigaṇḍa16:404:40 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaBava17:015:01 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra31:12 07:127:12 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 357
Day length
9 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
27:343:34+1 AM
Moonset
13:071:07 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:175:17 AM07:117:11 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:175:17 AM06:146:14 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:455:45 AM07:117:11 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:117:11 AM09:089:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:248:24 AM09:379:37 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:089:08 AM11:0511:05 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:3110:31 AM12:1612:16 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:5010:50 AM12:0312:03 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3911:39 AM12:2712:27 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4411:44 AM12:2212:22 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2212:22 PM13:011:01 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:011:01 PM14:582:58 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:161:16 PM14:292:29 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:401:40 PM14:192:19 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:192:19 PM14:582:58 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:582:58 PM16:554:55 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:554:55 PM18:496:49 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:554:55 PM17:235:23 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:554:55 PM18:216:21 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:029:02 PM22:4810:48 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3911:39 PM24:2712:27+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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