Sunday 8 January 1956 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Ravivāra. Ekādaśī began at 21:579:57 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:1612:16 AM+1.
At sunrise
07:377:37 AM
Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:0311:03 AM
Bava gives way to Bālava.
Noon
12:2412:24 PM
The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 h 34 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
07:377:37 AM to 31:377:37 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 | 24:16 00:1612:16 AM Mon | Dvādaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 18:396:39 PM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Śūla | 23:4911:49 PM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 11:0311:03 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 31:37 07:377:37 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:425:42 AM | 07:377:37 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:425:42 AM | 06:406:40 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:116:11 AM | 07:377:37 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:377:37 AM | 09:329:32 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:528:52 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:329:32 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:4912:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0512:05 PM | 12:4412:44 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:2512:25 PM | 13:361:36 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:221:22 PM | 15:173:17 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:002:00 PM | 14:392:39 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:482:48 PM | 16:004:00 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:173:17 PM | 17:125:12 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:553:55 PM | 16:334:33 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:004:00 PM | 17:125:12 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:125:12 PM | 19:077:07 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:125:12 PM | 17:415:41 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:125:12 PM | 18:386:38 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:0911:09 PM | 24:5712:57 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 24:4812:48 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |