Monday 16 August 1971 · Chicago, Illinois, United States
Somavāra. Ekādaśī began at 14:512:51 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:312:31 PM.
At sunrise
05:595:59 AM
Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:036:03 AM
Harṣaṇa gives way to Vajra.
Noon
12:5512:55 PM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 13 h 50 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
05:595:59 AM to 30:006:00 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 | 14:312:31 PM | Dvādaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 29:43 05:435:43 AM Tue | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 06:036:03 AM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 14:312:31 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:00 06:006:00 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:384:38 AM | 05:595:59 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:384:38 AM | 05:195:19 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:594:59 AM | 05:595:59 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:595:59 AM | 08:458:45 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:437:43 AM | 09:279:27 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:458:45 AM | 11:3111:31 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:1111:11 AM | 12:5512:55 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2712:27 PM | 13:221:22 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3112:31 PM | 13:191:19 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:221:22 PM | 14:182:18 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:421:42 PM | 15:203:20 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:182:18 PM | 17:045:04 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:382:38 PM | 16:224:22 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:133:13 PM | 16:084:08 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:084:08 PM | 17:045:04 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:045:04 PM | 19:507:50 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:277:27 PM | 21:069:06 PM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:507:50 PM | 21:119:11 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:507:50 PM | 20:108:10 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:507:50 PM | 20:518:51 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3112:31 AM+1 | 25:191:19 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |