Friday 16 January 2015 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Śukravāra. Ekādaśī began at 05:225:22 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:404:40+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Kept the day after Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoṢaṭtilā Ekādaśī determinate
At sunrise
06:276:27 AM
Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:498:49 AM
Viśākhā gives way to Anurādhā.
Noon
12:2012:20 PM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 11 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
06:276:27 AM to 30:286:28+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 | 28:40 04:404:40 AM Sat | Dvādaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 08:498:49 AM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 22:5210:52 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 17:075:07 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:28 06:286:28 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:494:49 AM | 06:276:27 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:494:49 AM | 05:385:38 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:145:14 AM | 06:276:27 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:276:27 AM | 08:498:49 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:567:56 AM | 09:249:24 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:498:49 AM | 11:1011:10 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:498:49 AM | 09:369:36 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:5210:52 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4412:44 PM | 13:311:31 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:4712:47 PM | 14:222:22 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:311:31 PM | 15:523:52 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:182:18 PM | 15:053:05 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:173:17 PM | 16:454:45 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:523:52 PM | 18:136:13 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:136:13 PM | 19:517:51 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:136:13 PM | 18:376:37 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:136:13 PM | 19:267:26 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:1810:18 PM | 23:5311:53 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5611:56 PM | 24:4412:44+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |