Tuesday 24 January 1956 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Maṅgalavāra. Ekādaśī began at 14:522:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:1512:15 PM.
At sunrise
07:447:44 AM
Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:1512:15 PM
Ekādaśī gives way to Dvādaśī.
Noon
12:3912:39 PM
The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 51 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
07:447:44 AM to 31:437:43+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 | 12:1512:15 PM | Dvādaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 14:352:35 PM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 14:342:34 PM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:1512:15 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:43 07:437:43 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:505:50 AM | 07:447:44 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:505:50 AM | 06:476:47 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:196:19 AM | 07:447:44 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:447:44 AM | 09:429:42 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:429:42 AM | 11:4011:40 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:429:42 AM | 10:2110:21 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:1110:11 AM | 11:2511:25 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:3811:38 AM | 13:071:07 PM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:031:03 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1912:19 PM | 12:5912:59 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:3912:39 PM | 13:531:53 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:381:38 PM | 15:363:36 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:172:17 PM | 14:572:57 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:073:07 PM | 16:204:20 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:363:36 PM | 17:345:34 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:345:34 PM | 19:277:27 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:345:34 PM | 18:036:03 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:345:34 PM | 18:596:59 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:377:37 PM | 21:049:04 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:1411:14 PM | 24:1012:10+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1512:15+1 AM | 25:031:03+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:164:16+1 AM | 29:425:42+1 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |