Monday 4 March 1940 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Somavāra. Ekādaśī began at 23:4611:46 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:131:13 AM+1.
At sunrise
06:476:47 AM
Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:0412:04 PM
Vyatīpāta gives way to Varīyān.
Noon
12:3012:30 PM
The Sun 45° above S. Day length 11 h 26 m.
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
Night sunset to sunrise
good to begin inavoidedneutral
06:476:47 AM to 30:466:46 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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī | 25:13 01:131:13 AM Tue | Dvādaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 12:5312:53 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 12:0412:04 PM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 12:2612:26 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:46 06:466:46 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:075:07 AM | 06:476:47 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:075:07 AM | 05:575:57 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:325:32 AM | 06:476:47 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:476:47 AM | 09:059:05 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:447:44 AM | 09:279:27 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:138:13 AM | 09:399:39 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:059:05 AM | 11:2211:22 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:0511:05 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0612:06 PM | 12:5412:54 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0712:07 PM | 12:5312:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5312:53 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:391:39 PM | 15:563:56 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:561:56 PM | 15:223:22 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:252:25 PM | 15:103:10 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:103:10 PM | 15:563:56 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:563:56 PM | 18:136:13 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:136:13 PM | 19:547:54 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:136:13 PM | 18:386:38 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:136:13 PM | 19:297:29 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:389:38 PM | 23:2211:22 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0612:06 AM+1 | 24:5412:54 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |