Wednesday 8 December 2004 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Budhavāra. Ekādaśī began at 19:427:42 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:356:35 PM.
At sunrise
06:416:41 AM
Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:157:15 AM
Bava gives way to Bālava.
Noon
12:3312:33 PM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 44 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
06:416:41 AM to 30:416:41+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 | 18:356:35 PM | Dvādaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 21:459:45 PM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 11:3111:31 AM | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 07:157:15 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:41 06:416:41 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:035:03 AM | 06:416:41 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:035:03 AM | 05:525:52 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:275:27 AM | 06:416:41 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:416:41 AM | 09:019:01 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:098:09 AM | 09:379:37 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:019:01 AM | 11:2211:22 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:0511:05 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0912:09 PM | 12:5712:57 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0912:09 PM | 12:5612:56 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:3312:33 PM | 14:012:01 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:431:43 PM | 16:044:04 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:302:30 PM | 15:173:17 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:303:30 PM | 17:045:04 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:044:04 PM | 18:246:24 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:246:24 PM | 20:038:03 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:246:24 PM | 18:496:49 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:246:24 PM | 19:387:38 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0912:09+1 AM | 24:5712:57+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:023:02+1 AM | 28:334:33+1 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |