Tuesday 8 October 1996 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Maṅgalavāra. Ekādaśī began at 14:032:03 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:274:27 PM.
At sunrise
07:147:14 AM
Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:229:22 AM
Āśleṣā gives way to Maghā.
Noon
13:001:00 PM
The Sun 47° above S. Day length 11 h 32 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
07:147:14 AM to 31:157:15 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 | 16:274:27 PM | Dvādaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 09:229:22 AM | Maghā |
| Yoga | Sādhya | 13:171:17 PM | Śubha |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 16:274:27 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:15 07:157:15 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:355:35 AM | 07:147:14 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:355:35 AM | 06:246:24 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:006:00 AM | 07:147:14 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:147:14 AM | 09:339:33 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:347:34 AM | 09:229:22 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:339:33 AM | 11:5111:51 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:339:33 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:0710:07 AM | 11:3411:34 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3612:36 PM | 13:241:24 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3712:37 PM | 13:231:23 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:001:00 PM | 14:272:27 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:092:09 PM | 16:284:28 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:562:56 PM | 15:423:42 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:533:53 PM | 17:205:20 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:284:28 PM | 18:466:46 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:466:46 PM | 20:268:26 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:466:46 PM | 19:117:11 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:466:46 PM | 20:018:01 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:4410:44 PM | 24:3112:31 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:4611:46 PM | 24:3612:36 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3712:37 AM+1 | 25:251:25 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |