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December 1995 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 18 December 1995 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī

Somavāra. Ekādaśī began at 00:5312:53 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:1211:12 PM.

Observed here on this day

Saphalā Ekādaśī

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

At sunrise

08:208:20 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:569:56 AM

Citrā gives way to Svātī.

Noon

13:091:09 PM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 39 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:091:09 PM
At noon, 13:091:09 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 307° ahead of it, in Svātī, 20% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 307° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:256:25 AM–07:227:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:536:53 AM–08:208:20 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:5012:50 PM–13:291:29 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:462:46 PM–15:243:24 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:595:59 PM–18:286:28 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:595:59 PM–19:257:25 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:1712:17+1 AM–25:481:48+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla09:329:32 AM–10:4410:44 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:5711:57 AM–13:091:09 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:291:29 PM–14:072:07 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:222:22 PM–15:343:34 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:133:13 PM–16:444:44 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta15:243:24 PM–16:034:03 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

Amṛta08:208:20 AM–09:329:32 AMgood
Kāla09:329:32 AM–10:4410:44 AMavoid
Śubha10:4410:44 AM–11:5711:57 AMgood
Roga11:5711:57 AM–13:091:09 PMavoid
Udvega13:091:09 PM–14:222:22 PMavoid
Cara14:222:22 PM–15:343:34 PMneutral
Lābha15:343:34 PM–16:464:46 PMgood
Amṛta16:464:46 PM–17:595:59 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:595:59 PM–19:467:46 PMneutral
Roga19:467:46 PM–21:349:34 PMavoid
Kāla21:349:34 PM–23:2211:22 PMavoid
Lābha23:2211:22 PM–25:101:10+1 AMgood
Udvega25:101:10+1 AM–26:572:57+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:572:57+1 AM–28:454:45+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:454:45+1 AM–30:336:33+1 AMgood
Cara30:336:33+1 AM–32:208:20+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:208:20 AM to 32:208:20+1 AM

08:208:20 AM sunrise17:595:59 PM sunsetsunrise 32:208:20+1 AM
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 23:1211:12 PM
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 09:569:56 AM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 28:114:11+1 AM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 12:0812:08 PM
Bālavauntil 23:1211:12 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:329:32 AM–10:4410:44 AM
Abhijit 12:5012:50 PM–13:291:29 PM
Pradoṣa 17:595:59 PM–19:547:54 PM
Niśītha 24:4612:46+1 AM–25:341:34+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 10:4410:44 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:291:29 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 39 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:547:54 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:341:34+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ekādaśī23:1211:12 PMDvādaśī
NakṣatraCitrā09:569:56 AMSvātī
YogaAtigaṇḍa28:11 04:114:11 AM TueSukarmā
KaraṇaBava12:0812:08 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra32:20 08:208:20 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2052
Śaka
1917
Kali
5096
Ahargaṇa
1 861 604
Day length
9 h 39 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
28:484:48+1 AM
Moonset
14:542:54 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:256:25 AM08:208:20 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:256:25 AM07:227:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:536:53 AM08:208:20 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:208:20 AM10:1510:15 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:329:32 AM10:4410:44 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:1510:15 AM12:1112:11 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:5711:57 AM13:091:09 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:4512:45 PM13:331:33 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5012:50 PM13:291:29 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:291:29 PM14:072:07 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:072:07 PM16:034:03 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:222:22 PM15:343:34 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:462:46 PM15:243:24 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:133:13 PM16:444:44 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:243:24 PM16:034:03 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:034:03 PM17:595:59 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:595:59 PM19:547:54 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:595:59 PM18:286:28 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:595:59 PM19:257:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:1712:17+1 AM25:481:48+1 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:4612:46+1 AM25:341:34+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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