Wednesday 8 December 2004 · Jilin, China
Budhavāra. Ekādaśī began at 21:429:42 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:358:35 PM.
At sunrise
06:556:55 AM
Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:159:15 AM
Bava gives way to Bālava.
Noon
11:2611:26 AM
The Sun 23° above S. Day length 9 h 00 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
06:556:55 AM to 30:566:56+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 | Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī | 20:358:35 PM | Dvādaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 23:4511:45 PM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 13:311:31 PM | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 09:159:15 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:56 06:566:56 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:554:55 AM | 06:556:55 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:554:55 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:255:25 AM | 06:556:55 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:556:55 AM | 08:438:43 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:038:03 AM | 09:109:10 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:078:07 AM | 09:419:41 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:438:43 AM | 10:3210:32 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:1810:18 AM | 11:2611:26 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0211:02 AM | 11:5011:50 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:0811:08 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2012:20 PM | 14:082:08 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 12:5612:56 PM | 13:321:32 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:082:08 PM | 15:563:56 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 15:563:56 PM | 17:565:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 15:563:56 PM | 16:264:26 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 15:563:56 PM | 17:265:26 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:305:30 PM | 19:047:04 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0211:02 PM | 23:5011:50 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:025:02+1 AM | 30:336:33+1 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |