Tuesday 26 December 1978 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Ekādaśī began at 15:143:14 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:182:18 PM.
At sunrise
07:357:35 AM
Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:509:50 AM
Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.
Noon
12:1812:18 PM
The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 26 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
07:357:35 AM to 31:367:36 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 | 14:182:18 PM | Dvādaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 09:509:50 AM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 14:402:40 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 14:182:18 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:36 07:367:36 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:395:39 AM | 07:357:35 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:395:39 AM | 06:376:37 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:086:08 AM | 07:357:35 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:357:35 AM | 09:299:29 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:299:29 AM | 11:2211:22 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:299:29 AM | 10:0610:06 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:579:57 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5411:54 AM | 12:4212:42 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:3712:37 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:291:29 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:151:15 PM | 15:083:08 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:531:53 PM | 14:312:31 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:402:40 PM | 15:513:51 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:083:08 PM | 17:025:02 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:123:12 PM | 16:444:44 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:025:02 PM | 18:586:58 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:025:02 PM | 17:315:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:025:02 PM | 18:296:29 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5110:51 PM | 23:5011:50 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5511:55 PM | 24:4312:43 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:2512:25 AM+1 | 25:571:57 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |