Tuesday 3 April 2012 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Maṅgalavāra. Ekādaśī began at 16:114:11 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:532:53 PM.
At sunrise
06:086:08 AM
Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:366:36 AM
Dhṛti gives way to Śūla.
Noon
12:3012:30 PM
The Sun 55° above S. Day length 12 h 45 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
06:086:08 AM to 30:066:06 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 | 14:532:53 PM | Dvādaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 11:3711:37 AM | Maghā |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 06:366:36 AM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 14:532:53 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:06 06:066:06 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:384:38 AM | 06:086:08 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:384:38 AM | 05:235:23 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:005:00 AM | 06:086:08 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:086:08 AM | 08:418:41 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:418:41 AM | 11:1411:14 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:418:41 AM | 09:329:32 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:199:19 AM | 10:5510:55 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:0310:03 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0512:05 PM | 12:5612:56 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0612:06 PM | 12:5412:54 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:3012:30 PM | 14:062:06 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:471:47 PM | 16:204:20 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:382:38 PM | 15:293:29 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:423:42 PM | 17:175:17 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:204:20 PM | 18:536:53 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:536:53 PM | 20:238:23 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:536:53 PM | 19:157:15 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:536:53 PM | 20:008:00 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:5910:59 PM | 24:3012:30 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:2211:22 PM | 24:0712:07 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0612:06 AM+1 | 24:5412:54 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |