Tuesday 18 August 1998 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Maṅgalavāra. Ekādaśī began at 11:2511:25 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:1710:17 AM.
At sunrise
06:336:33 AM
Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:1710:17 AM
Ekādaśī gives way to Dvādaśī.
Noon
13:171:17 PM
The Sun 67° above S. Day length 13 h 28 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
06:336:33 AM to 30:336:33 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 | 10:1710:17 AM | Dvādaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 22:3610:36 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Vajra | 19:547:54 PM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 10:1710:17 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:33 06:336:33 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:085:08 AM | 06:336:33 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:085:08 AM | 05:515:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:295:29 AM | 06:336:33 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:336:33 AM | 09:149:14 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:087:08 AM | 08:438:43 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:149:14 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:149:14 AM | 10:0810:08 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:559:55 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:4112:41 PM | 14:172:17 PM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5012:50 PM | 13:441:44 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5312:53 PM | 13:411:41 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:171:17 PM | 14:582:58 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:372:37 PM | 17:195:19 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:313:31 PM | 16:254:25 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:394:39 PM | 18:206:20 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:195:19 PM | 20:018:01 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:018:01 PM | 21:259:25 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:018:01 PM | 20:228:22 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:018:01 PM | 21:049:04 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:1412:14 AM+1 | 24:5612:56 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5312:53 AM+1 | 25:411:41 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |