Wednesday 8 December 2004 · Queens, New York, United States
Budhavāra. Ekādaśī began at 08:428:42 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:357:35 AM.
At sunrise
07:077:07 AM
Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:357:35 AM
Ekādaśī gives way to Dvādaśī.
Noon
11:4811:48 AM
The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 20 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
07:077:07 AM to 31:087:08 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 | 07:357:35 AM | Dvādaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 10:4510:45 AM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 21:589:58 PM | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 07:357:35 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:08 07:087:08 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:105:10 AM | 07:077:07 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:105:10 AM | 06:096:09 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:395:39 AM | 07:077:07 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:077:07 AM | 08:598:59 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:178:17 AM | 09:279:27 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:598:59 AM | 10:5110:51 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:3710:37 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2311:23 AM | 12:1112:11 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:2911:29 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:4711:47 AM | 12:5712:57 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4312:43 PM | 14:362:36 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:211:21 PM | 13:581:58 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:362:36 PM | 16:284:28 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:024:02 PM | 17:335:33 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:284:28 PM | 18:256:25 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:284:28 PM | 16:574:57 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:284:28 PM | 17:565:56 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2411:24 PM | 24:1212:12 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:071:07 AM+1 | 26:372:37 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |