Wednesday 21 December 2011 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Budhavāra. Ekādaśī began at 15:173:17 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:4012:40 PM.
At sunrise
07:507:50 AM
Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:509:50 AM
Atigaṇḍa gives way to Sukarmā.
Noon
13:071:07 PM
The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 34 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
07:507:50 AM to 31:507:50 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 | 12:4012:40 PM | Dvādaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 17:455:45 PM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 09:509:50 AM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 12:4012:40 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:50 07:507:50 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:026:02 AM | 07:507:50 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:026:02 AM | 06:566:56 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:296:29 AM | 07:507:50 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:507:50 AM | 09:579:57 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:099:09 AM | 10:2810:28 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:409:40 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:579:57 AM | 12:0312:03 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:4811:48 AM | 13:071:07 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4312:43 PM | 13:311:31 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4612:46 PM | 13:281:28 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:071:07 PM | 14:262:26 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:102:10 PM | 16:174:17 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:532:53 PM | 15:353:35 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:174:17 PM | 18:246:24 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:246:24 PM | 20:128:12 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:246:24 PM | 18:516:51 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:246:24 PM | 19:457:45 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:5210:52 PM | 24:2012:20 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4312:43 AM+1 | 25:311:31 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 31:397:39 AM+1 | 33:079:07 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |