Monday 4 March 1940 · Tehran, Iran
Somavāra. Ekādaśī began at 19:167:16 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:438:43 PM.
At sunrise
06:316:31 AM
Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:347:34 AM
Vyatīpāta gives way to Varīyān.
Noon
12:1612:16 PM
The Sun 48° above S. Day length 11 h 30 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
06:316:31 AM to 30:306:30 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 | 20:438:43 PM | Dvādaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 08:238:23 AM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 07:347:34 AM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 07:567:56 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:30 06:306:30 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:514:51 AM | 06:316:31 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:514:51 AM | 05:415:41 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:165:16 AM | 06:316:31 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:316:31 AM | 08:498:49 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:577:57 AM | 09:249:24 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:498:49 AM | 11:0711:07 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:5010:50 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5211:52 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3912:39 PM | 13:251:25 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:251:25 PM | 15:443:44 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:431:43 PM | 15:093:09 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:122:12 PM | 14:582:58 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:582:58 PM | 15:443:44 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:443:44 PM | 18:026:02 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:085:08 PM | 18:526:52 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:026:02 PM | 19:417:41 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:026:02 PM | 18:276:27 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:026:02 PM | 19:167:16 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5211:52 PM | 24:4012:40 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:373:37 AM+1 | 29:215:21 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |