Thursday 26 August 2004 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Guruvāra. Ekādaśī began at 22:2510:25 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:367:36 PM.
At sunrise
06:346:34 AM
Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:029:02 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
12:4212:42 PM
The Sun 87° above N. Day length 12 h 16 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
06:346:34 AM to 30:346:34+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 | Śukla Ekādaśī | 19:367:36 PM | Dvādaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 27:43 03:433:43 AM Fri | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Prīti | 12:1312:13 PM | Āyuṣmān |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 09:029:02 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:34 06:346:34 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:005:00 AM | 06:346:34 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:005:00 AM | 05:475:47 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:245:24 AM | 06:346:34 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:346:34 AM | 09:019:01 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:346:34 AM | 08:068:06 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:019:01 AM | 11:2911:29 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:389:38 AM | 11:1011:10 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:4010:40 AM | 11:2911:29 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:071:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:061:06 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:561:56 PM | 16:234:23 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:142:14 PM | 15:463:46 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:332:33 PM | 16:014:01 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:452:45 PM | 15:343:34 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:343:34 PM | 16:234:23 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:234:23 PM | 18:506:50 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:506:50 PM | 20:248:24 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:506:50 PM | 19:147:14 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:506:50 PM | 20:018:01 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:2011:20 PM | 24:4712:47+1 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1812:18+1 AM | 25:061:06+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |