Tuesday 17 October 2006 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Ekādaśī began at 19:587:58 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:2810:28 PM.
At sunrise
06:126:12 AM
Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:119:11 AM
Bava gives way to Bālava.
Noon
11:5011:50 AM
The Sun 45° above S. Day length 11 h 14 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
06:126:12 AM to 30:136:13 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 | 22:2810:28 PM | Dvādaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 24:32 00:3212:32 AM Wed | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Śubha | 11:1911:19 AM | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 09:119:11 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:13 06:136:13 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:304:30 AM | 06:126:12 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:304:30 AM | 05:215:21 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:564:56 AM | 06:126:12 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:126:12 AM | 08:278:27 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:278:27 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:278:27 AM | 09:129:12 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:019:01 AM | 10:2510:25 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:0311:03 AM | 12:5112:51 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2511:25 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2711:27 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:4911:49 AM | 13:141:14 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5712:57 PM | 15:123:12 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:421:42 PM | 14:272:27 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:382:38 PM | 16:024:02 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:123:12 PM | 17:265:26 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:265:26 PM | 19:097:09 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:265:26 PM | 17:525:52 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:265:26 PM | 18:436:43 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:509:50 PM | 23:3811:38 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:3310:33 PM | 23:2411:24 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2611:26 PM | 24:1412:14 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |