Thursday 25 August 2011 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Guruvāra. Ekādaśī began at 20:238:23 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:587:58 PM.
At sunrise
05:405:40 AM
Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:436:43 AM
Vajra gives way to Siddhi.
Noon
12:2012:20 PM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 13 h 19 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
05:405:40 AM to 29:415:41 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 | 19:587:58 PM | Dvādaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 20:068:06 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Vajra | 06:436:43 AM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 08:178:17 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:41 05:415:41 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:154:15 AM | 05:405:40 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:154:15 AM | 04:584:58 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:364:36 AM | 05:405:40 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:405:40 AM | 08:208:20 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:405:40 AM | 07:207:20 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:208:20 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:009:00 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:589:58 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:0710:07 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:4712:47 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:401:40 PM | 16:204:20 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:002:00 PM | 15:403:40 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:332:33 PM | 15:273:27 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:273:27 PM | 16:204:20 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:204:20 PM | 19:007:00 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:007:00 PM | 20:258:25 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:007:00 PM | 19:217:21 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:007:00 PM | 20:048:04 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5711:57 PM | 24:4512:45 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |