Wednesday 2 May 2012 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Budhavāra. Ekādaśī began at 03:343:34 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:171:17 AM+1.
At sunrise
05:265:26 AM
Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:3710:37 AM
Dhruva gives way to Vyāghāta.
Noon
12:2412:24 PM
The Sun 65° above S. Day length 13 h 57 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
05:265:26 AM to 29:255:25 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 | 25:17 01:171:17 AM Thu | Dvādaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 18:376:37 PM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 10:3710:37 AM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 14:312:31 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:25 05:255:25 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:054:05 AM | 05:265:26 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:054:05 AM | 04:464:46 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:254:25 AM | 05:265:26 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:265:26 AM | 08:138:13 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:107:10 AM | 08:558:55 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:138:13 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:4010:40 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:5212:52 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:2412:24 PM | 14:092:09 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:3312:33 PM | 14:042:04 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:481:48 PM | 16:354:35 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:442:44 PM | 15:393:39 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:354:35 PM | 19:227:22 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:227:22 PM | 20:438:43 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:227:22 PM | 19:437:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:227:22 PM | 20:238:23 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 24:4812:48 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:141:14 AM+1 | 26:422:42 AM+1 | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |