Monday 12 October 1959 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Somavāra. Ekādaśī began at 21:189:18 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:558:55 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:246:24 AM
Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:039:03 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
12:0512:05 PM
The Sun 44° above S. Day length 11 h 22 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
06:246:24 AM to 30:256:25 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 | 20:558:55 PM | Dvādaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 20:028:02 PM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Śūla | 16:594:59 PM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 09:039:03 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:25 06:256:25 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:434:43 AM | 06:246:24 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:434:43 AM | 05:335:33 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:085:08 AM | 06:246:24 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:246:24 AM | 08:408:40 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:497:49 AM | 09:149:14 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:408:40 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:319:31 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:3910:39 AM | 12:0512:05 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4211:42 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2712:27 PM | 13:131:13 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:131:13 PM | 15:293:29 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:301:30 PM | 14:552:55 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:581:58 PM | 14:442:44 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:442:44 PM | 15:293:29 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:293:29 PM | 17:465:46 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:465:46 PM | 19:277:27 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:465:46 PM | 18:116:11 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:465:46 PM | 19:017:01 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4111:41 PM | 24:2912:29 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:273:27 AM+1 | 29:055:05 AM+1 | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |