Thursday 25 December 1997 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Guruvāra. Ekādaśī began at 23:4911:49 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:231:23 AM+1.
At sunrise
08:238:23 AM
Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:4112:41 PM
Bava gives way to Bālava.
Noon
13:131:13 PM
The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 39 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
08:238:23 AM to 32:248:24 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 | 25:23 01:231:23 AM Fri | Dvādaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 21:169:16 PM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 27:18 03:183:18 AM Fri | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 12:4112:41 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 32:24 08:248:24 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:296:29 AM | 08:238:23 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:296:29 AM | 07:267:26 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:576:57 AM | 08:238:23 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 08:238:23 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:238:23 AM | 09:369:36 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 10:1910:19 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:4810:48 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:3611:36 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:4011:40 AM | 13:251:25 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4912:49 PM | 13:371:37 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5412:54 PM | 13:321:32 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:112:11 PM | 16:074:07 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:252:25 PM | 15:383:38 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:492:49 PM | 15:283:28 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:283:28 PM | 16:074:07 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:074:07 PM | 18:026:02 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:026:02 PM | 19:577:57 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:026:02 PM | 18:316:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:026:02 PM | 19:297:29 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4912:49 AM+1 | 25:371:37 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:133:13 AM+1 | 28:554:55 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |