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December 2012 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 24 December 2012 · Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Ekādaśī

Somavāra. Ekādaśī began at 05:195:19 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:497:49 AM.

Observed here on this day

Mokṣadā Ekādaśī

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

AlsoAkhaṇḍa Dvādaśī determinate

At sunrise

07:017:01 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:497:49 AM

Ekādaśī gives way to Dvādaśī.

Noon

12:0212:02 PM

The Sun 34° above S. Day length 10 h 01 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonYangzhou12:0212:02 PM
At noon, 12:0212:02 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 134° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 85% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 134° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:095:09 AM–06:056:05 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:375:37 AM–07:017:01 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4211:42 AM–12:2212:22 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:222:22 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:532:53 PM–16:414:41 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:025:02 PM–17:305:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:025:02 PM–18:266:26 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:178:17 AM–09:329:32 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4710:47 AM–12:0212:02 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2212:22 PM–13:021:02 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:171:17 PM–14:322:32 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:222:22 PM–15:023:02 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

Amṛta07:017:01 AM–08:178:17 AMgood
Kāla08:178:17 AM–09:329:32 AMavoid
Śubha09:329:32 AM–10:4710:47 AMgood
Roga10:4710:47 AM–12:0212:02 PMavoid
Udvega12:0212:02 PM–13:171:17 PMavoid
Cara13:171:17 PM–14:322:32 PMneutral
Lābha14:322:32 PM–15:473:47 PMgood
Amṛta15:473:47 PM–17:025:02 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:025:02 PM–18:476:47 PMneutral
Roga18:476:47 PM–20:328:32 PMavoid
Kāla20:328:32 PM–22:1710:17 PMavoid
Lābha22:1710:17 PM–24:0212:02 AM+1good
Udvega24:0212:02 AM+1–25:471:47 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:471:47 AM+1–27:323:32 AM+1good
Amṛta27:323:32 AM+1–29:175:17 AM+1good
Cara29:175:17 AM+1–31:027:02 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:017:01 AM to 31:027:02 AM+1

07:017:01 AM sunrise17:025:02 PM sunsetsunrise 31:027:02 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 07:497:49 AM
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 20:188:18 PM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 28:184:18 AM+1
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 07:497:49 AM
Bavauntil 21:109:10 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:178:17 AM–09:329:32 AM
Abhijit 11:4211:42 AM–12:2212:22 PM
Pradoṣa 17:025:02 PM–18:546:54 PM
Niśītha 23:3811:38 PM–24:2612:26 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:329:32 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:2212:22 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 01 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:546:54 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2612:26 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ekādaśī07:497:49 AMDvādaśī
NakṣatraBharaṇī20:188:18 PMKṛttikā
YogaSiddha28:18 04:184:18 AM TueSādhya
KaraṇaViṣṭi07:497:49 AMBava
VāraSomavāra31:02 07:027:02 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2069
Śaka
1934
Kali
5113
Ahargaṇa
1 867 820
Day length
10 h 01 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
14:042:04 PM
Moonset
28:044:04 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:095:09 AM07:017:01 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:095:09 AM06:056:05 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:375:37 AM07:017:01 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:017:01 AM09:029:02 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:178:17 AM09:329:32 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:029:02 AM11:0211:02 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4710:47 AM12:0212:02 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3811:38 AM12:2612:26 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4211:42 AM12:2212:22 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2212:22 PM13:021:02 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:021:02 PM15:023:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:171:17 PM14:322:32 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:222:22 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:222:22 PM15:023:02 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:532:53 PM16:414:41 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:023:02 PM17:025:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:025:02 PM18:546:54 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:025:02 PM17:305:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:025:02 PM18:266:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3811:38 PM24:2612:26 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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