Tuesday 20 May 1986 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Ekādaśī began at 20:338:33 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:406:40 PM.
At sunrise
06:026:02 AM
Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:427:42 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
13:151:15 PM
The Sun 71° above S. Day length 14 h 25 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
06:026:02 AM to 30:026:02 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 | 18:406:40 PM | Dvādaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 28:36 04:364:36 AM Wed | Citrā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 14:092:09 PM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 07:427:42 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:02 06:026:02 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:464:46 AM | 06:026:02 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:464:46 AM | 05:245:24 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:055:05 AM | 06:026:02 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:026:02 AM | 08:558:55 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:558:55 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:558:55 AM | 09:539:53 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:399:39 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4612:46 PM | 13:441:44 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5112:51 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:151:15 PM | 15:033:03 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:551:55 PM | 15:263:26 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:412:41 PM | 17:345:34 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:393:39 PM | 16:374:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:514:51 PM | 18:396:39 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:345:34 PM | 20:278:27 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:278:27 PM | 21:449:44 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:278:27 PM | 20:468:46 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:278:27 PM | 21:259:25 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:5710:57 PM | 24:2812:28 AM+1 | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:1712:17 AM+1 | 24:5512:55 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5012:50 AM+1 | 25:381:38 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |