Saturday 11 October 2008 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Śanivāra. Ekādaśī began at 09:179:17 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:449:44 AM.
Observed here on this day
Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:336:33 AM
Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:169:16 AM
Śūla gives way to Gaṇḍa.
Noon
12:1412:14 PM
The Sun 43° above S. Day length 11 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
06:336:33 AM to 30:346:34+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 | 09:449:44 AM | Dvādaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 10:4310:43 AM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Śūla | 09:169:16 AM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 09:449:44 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:34 06:346:34 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:524:52 AM | 06:336:33 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:524:52 AM | 05:435:43 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:185:18 AM | 06:336:33 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:336:33 AM | 08:498:49 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:336:33 AM | 07:587:58 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:336:33 AM | 07:197:19 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:197:19 AM | 08:048:04 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:498:49 AM | 11:0511:05 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:239:23 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4911:49 AM | 12:3712:37 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:211:21 PM | 15:373:37 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:381:38 PM | 15:033:03 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:072:07 PM | 14:522:52 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:373:37 PM | 17:535:53 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:535:53 PM | 19:357:35 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:535:53 PM | 18:186:18 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:535:53 PM | 19:097:09 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:006:00 PM | 19:377:37 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5011:50 PM | 24:3812:38+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:423:42+1 AM | 29:195:19+1 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |