Wednesday 20 January 2016 · Tehran, Iran
Budhavāra. Ekādaśī began at 10:2010:20 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:438:43 AM.
At sunrise
07:127:12 AM
Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:438:43 AM
Ekādaśī gives way to Dvādaśī.
Noon
12:1512:15 PM
The Sun 34° above S. Day length 10 h 06 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
07:127:12 AM to 31:127:12 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 | 08:438:43 AM | Dvādaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 18:546:54 PM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 25:32 01:321:32 AM Thu | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 08:438:43 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:12 07:127:12 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:215:21 AM | 07:127:12 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:215:21 AM | 06:176:17 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:495:49 AM | 07:127:12 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:127:12 AM | 09:149:14 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:288:28 AM | 09:449:44 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:149:14 AM | 11:1511:15 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:0011:00 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:1111:11 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:311:31 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:161:16 PM | 15:173:17 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:561:56 PM | 14:372:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:173:17 PM | 17:185:18 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:493:49 PM | 17:215:21 PM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:185:18 PM | 19:097:09 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:185:18 PM | 17:465:46 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:185:18 PM | 18:426:42 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5111:51 PM | 24:3912:39 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:2112:21 AM+1 | 25:551:55 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |