Wednesday 20 January 2016 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Budhavāra. Ekādaśī began at 14:502:50 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:131:13 PM.
At sunrise
07:467:46 AM
Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:258:25 AM
Śukla gives way to Brahma.
Noon
12:3812:38 PM
The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 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
07:467:46 AM to 31:457:45+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 | 13:131:13 PM | Dvādaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 23:2411:24 PM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Śukla | 08:258:25 AM | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:131:13 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:45 07:457:45 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:515:51 AM | 07:467:46 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:515:51 AM | 06:486:48 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:206:20 AM | 07:467:46 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:467:46 AM | 09:429:42 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:598:59 AM | 10:1210:12 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:429:42 AM | 11:3911:39 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:2511:25 AM | 12:3812:38 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1412:14 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1812:18 PM | 12:5712:57 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:3812:38 PM | 13:511:51 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:361:36 PM | 15:333:33 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:152:15 PM | 14:542:54 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:333:33 PM | 17:305:30 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:413:41 PM | 17:145:14 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:305:30 PM | 19:247:24 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:305:30 PM | 17:595:59 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:305:30 PM | 18:566:56 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:198:19 PM | 21:519:51 PM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1412:14+1 AM | 25:021:02+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:514:51+1 AM | 30:256:25+1 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |