Tuesday 20 December 1977 · Luanda, Angola
Maṅgalavāra. Ekādaśī began at 02:022:02 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:593:59 AM+1.
At sunrise
05:465:46 AM
Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:589:58 AM
Parigha gives way to Śiva.
Noon
12:0512:05 PM
The Sun 75° above S. Day length 12 h 38 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
05:465:46 AM to 29:465:46 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 | 27:59 03:593:59 AM Wed | Dvādaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 19:317:31 PM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Parigha | 09:589:58 AM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 14:572:57 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:46 05:465:46 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:154:15 AM | 05:465:46 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:154:15 AM | 05:005:00 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:374:37 AM | 05:465:46 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:465:46 AM | 08:178:17 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:178:17 AM | 10:4910:49 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:178:17 AM | 09:089:08 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:558:55 AM | 10:3010:30 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:3811:38 AM | 13:231:23 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0512:05 PM | 13:391:39 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:201:20 PM | 15:523:52 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:112:11 PM | 15:023:02 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:083:08 PM | 16:544:54 PM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:143:14 PM | 16:494:49 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:523:52 PM | 18:246:24 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:246:24 PM | 19:557:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:246:24 PM | 18:466:46 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:246:24 PM | 19:327:32 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5710:57 PM | 23:4211:42 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4111:41 PM | 24:2912:29 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |