Sunday 5 March 1978 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Ravivāra. Ekādaśī began at 22:4610:46 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:098:09 PM.
At sunrise
06:466:46 AM
Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:458:45 AM
Vyatīpāta gives way to Varīyān.
Noon
12:3012:30 PM
The Sun 45° above S. Day length 11 h 28 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
06:466:46 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 | 20:098:09 PM | Dvādaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 09:389:38 AM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 08:458:45 AM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 09:289:28 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:45 06:456:45 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:065:06 AM | 06:466:46 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:065:06 AM | 05:565:56 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:315:31 AM | 06:466:46 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:466:46 AM | 09:049:04 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:049:04 AM | 11:2111:21 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0612:06 PM | 12:5412:54 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0712:07 PM | 12:5312:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:3012:30 PM | 13:561:56 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:391:39 PM | 15:563:56 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:252:25 PM | 15:113:11 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:223:22 PM | 16:484:48 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:563:56 PM | 18:146:14 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:424:42 PM | 17:285:28 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:484:48 PM | 18:146:14 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:005:00 PM | 18:286:28 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:146:14 PM | 19:547:54 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:146:14 PM | 18:396:39 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:146:14 PM | 19:297:29 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0512:05 AM+1 | 24:5312:53 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:501:50 AM+1 | 27:193:19 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |