Tuesday 23 December 2008 · Chattogram, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Maṅgalavāra. Ekādaśī began at 06:396:39 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:298:29 AM.
At sunrise
06:296:29 AM
Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:298:29 AM
Ekādaśī gives way to Dvādaśī.
Noon
11:5211:52 AM
The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 46 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
06:296:29 AM to 30:296:29+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 | 08:298:29 AM | Dvādaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 09:119:11 AM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 19:347:34 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 08:298:29 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:29 06:296:29 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:434:43 AM | 06:296:29 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:434:43 AM | 05:365:36 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:105:10 AM | 06:296:29 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:296:29 AM | 08:388:38 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:388:38 AM | 10:4710:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:388:38 AM | 09:219:21 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:109:10 AM | 10:3110:31 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2811:28 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3011:30 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:5211:52 AM | 13:131:13 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5612:56 PM | 15:063:06 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:391:39 PM | 14:222:22 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:332:33 PM | 15:543:54 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:063:06 PM | 17:155:15 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:243:24 PM | 17:105:10 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:155:15 PM | 19:017:01 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:155:15 PM | 17:415:41 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:155:15 PM | 18:346:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:3310:33 PM | 23:2611:26 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2811:28 PM | 24:1612:16+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:032:03+1 AM | 27:503:50+1 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |