Thursday 19 January 2012 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Guruvāra. Ekādaśī began at 00:0012:00 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:0010:00 PM.
At sunrise
07:567:56 AM
Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:428:42 AM
Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.
Noon
13:201:20 PM
The Sun 45° above S. Day length 10 h 47 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
07:567:56 AM to 31:567:56 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 | 22:0010:00 PM | Dvādaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | 21:409:40 PM | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 08:428:42 AM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 11:0011:00 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 31:56 07:567:56 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:106:10 AM | 07:567:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:106:10 AM | 07:037:03 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:376:37 AM | 07:567:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:567:56 AM | 10:0510:05 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:567:56 AM | 09:179:17 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 10:0510:05 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:3810:38 AM | 11:5911:59 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:3211:32 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:5111:51 AM | 13:221:22 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5612:56 PM | 13:441:44 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5812:58 PM | 13:411:41 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:242:24 PM | 16:344:34 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:412:41 PM | 16:024:02 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:083:08 PM | 15:513:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:513:51 PM | 16:344:34 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:344:34 PM | 18:436:43 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:436:43 PM | 20:298:29 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:436:43 PM | 19:107:10 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:436:43 PM | 20:038:03 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5612:56 AM+1 | 25:441:44 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:592:59 AM+1 | 28:304:30 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |