Monday 23 February 1998 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Somavāra. Ekādaśī began at 12:3312:33 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:3611:36 AM.
At sunrise
07:537:53 AM
Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:3611:36 AM
Ekādaśī gives way to Dvādaśī.
Noon
13:261:26 PM
The Sun 43° above S. Day length 11 h 08 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
07:537:53 AM to 31:517:51 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 | 11:3611:36 AM | Dvādaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 18:536:53 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 12:1212:12 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 11:3611:36 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:51 07:517:51 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:096:09 AM | 07:537:53 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:096:09 AM | 07:017:01 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:356:35 AM | 07:537:53 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:537:53 AM | 10:0610:06 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:169:16 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 10:0610:06 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:0312:03 PM | 13:271:27 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:031:03 PM | 13:511:51 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:041:04 PM | 13:491:49 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:491:49 PM | 14:332:33 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:112:11 PM | 15:453:45 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:332:33 PM | 16:474:47 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:502:50 PM | 16:144:14 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:183:18 PM | 16:034:03 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:034:03 PM | 16:474:47 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:474:47 PM | 19:017:01 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:017:01 PM | 20:448:44 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:017:01 PM | 19:267:26 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:017:01 PM | 20:188:18 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:021:02 AM+1 | 25:501:50 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:282:28 AM+1 | 27:593:59 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |