Wednesday 20 January 2016 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Budhavāra. Ekādaśī began at 12:2012:20 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:4310:43 AM.
At sunrise
06:286:28 AM
Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:4310:43 AM
Ekādaśī gives way to Dvādaśī.
Noon
12:2112:21 PM
The Sun 63° 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
06:286:28 AM to 30:286:28 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 | Śukla Ekādaśī | 10:4310:43 AM | Dvādaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 20:548:54 PM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 27:32 03:323:32 AM Thu | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 10:4310:43 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:28 06:286:28 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:504:50 AM | 06:286:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:504:50 AM | 05:395:39 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:155:15 AM | 06:286:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:286:28 AM | 08:508:50 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:577:57 AM | 09:259:25 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:508:50 AM | 11:1111:11 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:5310:53 AM | 12:2112:21 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:4512:45 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5811:58 AM | 12:4512:45 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:2112:21 PM | 13:501:50 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:111:11 PM | 14:442:44 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:321:32 PM | 15:533:53 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:192:19 PM | 15:063:06 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:533:53 PM | 18:156:15 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:495:49 PM | 19:217:21 PM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:156:15 PM | 19:527:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:156:15 PM | 18:396:39 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:156:15 PM | 19:287:28 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5811:58 PM | 24:4612:46 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:212:21 AM+1 | 27:553:55 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |