Tuesday 23 December 2008 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Maṅgalavāra. Ekādaśī began at 11:3911:39 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:291:29 PM.
At sunrise
05:565:56 AM
Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:291:29 PM
Ekādaśī gives way to Dvādaśī.
Noon
13:191:19 PM
The Sun 76° above N. Day length 14 h 47 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
05:565:56 AM to 29:565:56 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 | Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī | 13:291:29 PM | Dvādaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 14:112:11 PM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 24:34 00:3412:34 AM Wed | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 13:291:29 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:56 05:565:56 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:424:42 AM | 05:565:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:424:42 AM | 05:195:19 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:005:00 AM | 05:565:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:565:56 AM | 08:538:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:538:53 AM | 11:5111:51 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:538:53 AM | 09:529:52 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:389:38 AM | 11:2811:28 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5012:50 PM | 13:491:49 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5512:55 PM | 13:431:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:191:19 PM | 15:103:10 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:482:48 PM | 17:455:45 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:473:47 PM | 16:464:46 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:015:01 PM | 18:526:52 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:455:45 PM | 20:438:43 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:248:24 PM | 22:1010:10 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:438:43 PM | 21:569:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:438:43 PM | 21:019:01 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:438:43 PM | 21:389:38 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:2412:24 AM+1 | 25:011:01 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5512:55 AM+1 | 25:431:43 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |