Tuesday 12 March 1957 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Ekādaśī began at 03:183:18 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:2712:27 AM+1.
At sunrise
06:366:36 AM
Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:3712:37 PM
Punarvasu gives way to Puṣya.
Noon
12:2812:28 PM
The Sun 48° above S. Day length 11 h 46 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
06:366:36 AM to 30:346:34 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 | 24:27 00:2712:27 AM Wed | Dvādaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 12:3712:37 PM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 20:408:40 PM | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 13:561:56 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:34 06:346:34 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:584:58 AM | 06:366:36 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:584:58 AM | 05:475:47 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:225:22 AM | 06:366:36 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:366:36 AM | 08:578:57 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:578:57 AM | 11:1811:18 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:578:57 AM | 09:449:44 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:329:32 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:2410:24 AM | 11:5211:52 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0412:04 PM | 12:5212:52 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0512:05 PM | 12:5212:52 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:2812:28 PM | 13:571:57 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:391:39 PM | 16:004:00 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:262:26 PM | 15:133:13 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:253:25 PM | 16:534:53 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:004:00 PM | 18:216:21 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:216:21 PM | 19:597:59 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:216:21 PM | 18:466:46 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:216:21 PM | 19:357:35 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:517:51 PM | 21:179:17 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:1411:14 PM | 24:0312:03 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0412:04 AM+1 | 24:5212:52 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:314:31 AM+1 | 29:585:58 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |