Friday 27 October 1978 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śukravāra. Ekādaśī began at 02:272:27 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:074:07+1 AM.
At sunrise
06:146:14 AM
Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:1110:11 AM
Maghā gives way to Pūrva Phalgunī.
Noon
11:2411:24 AM
The Sun 31° above S. Day length 10 h 20 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
06:146:14 AM to 30:156:15+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 | 28:07 04:074:07 AM Sat | Dvādaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 10:1110:11 AM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Brahma | 28:45 04:454:45 AM Sat | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 15:213:21 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:15 06:156:15 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:254:25 AM | 06:146:14 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:254:25 AM | 05:195:19 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:524:52 AM | 06:146:14 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:146:14 AM | 08:188:18 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:317:31 AM | 08:498:49 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:327:32 AM | 09:189:18 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:188:18 AM | 10:2210:22 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:188:18 AM | 08:598:59 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:0610:06 AM | 11:2411:24 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0011:00 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0311:03 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4411:44 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2612:26 PM | 14:302:30 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:071:07 PM | 13:481:48 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:591:59 PM | 15:163:16 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:302:30 PM | 16:344:34 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:344:34 PM | 18:236:23 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:344:34 PM | 17:015:01 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:344:34 PM | 17:565:56 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:516:51 PM | 20:358:35 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0011:00 PM | 23:4811:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:155:15+1 AM | 30:596:59+1 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |