Friday 24 August 1973 · Beijing, China
Śukravāra. Ekādaśī began at 00:4712:47 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:0910:09 PM.
At sunrise
05:345:34 AM
Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:2710:27 AM
Vajra gives way to Siddhi.
Noon
12:1712:17 PM
The Sun 61° above S. Day length 13 h 24 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
05:345:34 AM to 29:355:35+1 AM
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 | 22:0910:09 PM | Dvādaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 22:3310:33 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Vajra | 10:2710:27 AM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 11:3011:30 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:35 05:355:35 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:104:10 AM | 05:345:34 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:104:10 AM | 04:524:52 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:314:31 AM | 05:345:34 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:345:34 AM | 08:158:15 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:157:15 AM | 08:558:55 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:098:09 AM | 09:389:38 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:158:15 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:158:15 AM | 09:099:09 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:3610:36 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5011:50 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5211:52 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4312:43 PM | 13:371:37 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:191:19 PM | 14:482:48 PM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:371:37 PM | 16:184:18 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:312:31 PM | 15:243:24 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:383:38 PM | 17:185:18 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:184:18 PM | 18:596:59 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:596:59 PM | 20:248:24 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:596:59 PM | 19:207:20 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:596:59 PM | 20:028:02 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5311:53 PM | 24:4112:41+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |