Tuesday 4 February 1997 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Maṅgalavāra. Ekādaśī began at 14:222:22 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:2312:23 PM.
At sunrise
08:138:13 AM
Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:329:32 AM
Vyāghāta gives way to Harṣaṇa.
Noon
13:271:27 PM
The Sun 37° above S. Day length 10 h 29 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
08:138:13 AM to 32:128:12 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 | Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī | 12:2312:23 PM | Dvādaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 28:34 04:344:34 AM Wed | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 09:329:32 AM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 12:2312:23 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 32:12 08:128:12 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:256:25 AM | 08:138:13 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:256:25 AM | 07:197:19 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:526:52 AM | 08:138:13 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 08:138:13 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 10:1910:19 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:1910:19 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:5010:50 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:031:03 PM | 13:511:51 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:061:06 PM | 13:481:48 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:271:27 PM | 14:462:46 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:461:46 PM | 15:153:15 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:302:30 PM | 16:364:36 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:123:12 PM | 15:543:54 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:044:04 PM | 17:235:23 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:364:36 PM | 18:416:41 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:416:41 PM | 20:298:29 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:416:41 PM | 19:087:08 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:416:41 PM | 20:028:02 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:3910:39 PM | 24:0712:07 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:0612:06 AM+1 | 25:001:00 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:031:03 AM+1 | 25:511:51 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:053:05 AM+1 | 28:344:34 AM+1 | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |