Tuesday 26 July 2011 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Maṅgalavāra. Ekādaśī began at 05:375:37 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:276:27 AM+1.
At sunrise
06:346:34 AM
Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:228:22 AM
Kṛttikā gives way to Rohiṇī.
Noon
13:161:16 PM
The Sun 84° above S. Day length 13 h 24 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
06:346:34 AM to 30:346:34 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 | 30:27 06:276:27 AM Wed | Dvādaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 08:228:22 AM | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 22:3410:34 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 18:076:07 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:34 06:346:34 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:095:09 AM | 06:346:34 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:095:09 AM | 05:515:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:305:30 AM | 06:346:34 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:346:34 AM | 09:149:14 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:149:14 AM | 11:5511:55 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 | 11:3511:35 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4912:49 PM | 13:421:42 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5212:52 PM | 13:401:40 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:161:16 PM | 14:562:56 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:362:36 PM | 17:175:17 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:293:29 PM | 16:234:23 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:364:36 PM | 18:176:17 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:175:17 PM | 19:577:57 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:577:57 PM | 21:229:22 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:577:57 PM | 20:198:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:577:57 PM | 21:019:01 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:1212:12 AM+1 | 24:5512:55 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5212:52 AM+1 | 25:401:40 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:181:18 AM+1 | 27:003:00 AM+1 | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 30:236:23 AM+1 | 32:058:05 AM+1 | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |