Thursday 29 August 1940 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Guruvāra. Ekādaśī began at 01:161:16 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:0612:06 AM+1.
At sunrise
06:446:44 AM
Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:4712:47 PM
Bava gives way to Bālava.
Noon
13:191:19 PM
The Sun 61° above S. Day length 13 h 10 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
06:446:44 AM to 30:456:45 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 | 24:06 00:0612:06 AM Fri | Dvādaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 15:143:14 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 16:154:15 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 12:4712:47 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:45 06:456:45 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:175:17 AM | 06:446:44 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:175:17 AM | 06:016:01 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:395:39 AM | 06:446:44 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:446:44 AM | 09:229:22 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:446:44 AM | 08:238:23 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:229:22 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:0110:01 AM | 11:4011:40 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:0711:07 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5212:52 PM | 13:451:45 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5512:55 PM | 13:431:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:382:38 PM | 17:165:16 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:572:57 PM | 16:364:36 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:303:30 PM | 16:234:23 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:234:23 PM | 17:165:16 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:165:16 PM | 19:547:54 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:547:54 PM | 21:209:20 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:547:54 PM | 20:158:15 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:547:54 PM | 20:598:59 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5512:55 AM+1 | 25:431:43 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:472:47 AM+1 | 28:194:19 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |