Wednesday 16 December 1953 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Budhavāra. Ekādaśī began at 06:526:52 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:234:23 AM+1.
At sunrise
07:307:30 AM
Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
17:385:38 PM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
12:1412:14 PM
The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 27 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
07:307:30 AM to 31:317:31 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 | Śukla Ekādaśī | 28:23 04:234:23 AM Thu | Dvādaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 28:17 04:174:17 AM Thu | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Parigha | 26:08 02:082:08 AM Thu | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 17:385:38 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:31 07:317:31 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:345:34 AM | 07:307:30 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:345:34 AM | 06:326:32 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:036:03 AM | 07:307:30 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:307:30 AM | 09:249:24 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:418:41 AM | 09:529:52 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:249:24 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:0311:03 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5011:50 AM | 12:3812:38 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:1412:14 PM | 13:241:24 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:101:10 PM | 15:043:04 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:481:48 PM | 14:262:26 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:043:04 PM | 16:574:57 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:574:57 PM | 18:546:54 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:574:57 PM | 17:265:26 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:574:57 PM | 18:246:24 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:379:37 PM | 23:0611:06 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5011:50 PM | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:3512:35 AM+1 | 26:042:04 AM+1 | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |