Friday 10 February 2012 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Śukravāra. Tṛtīyā began at 01:481:48 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:2311:23 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī does not reach moonrise on either day. Boundary: no day qualifies and the rule does not say what then. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:487:48 AM
Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:2312:23 PM
Pūrva Phalgunī gives way to Uttara Phalgunī.
Noon
13:231:23 PM
The Sun 50° above S. Day length 11 h 12 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
07:487:48 AM to 31:477:47 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 Tṛtīyā | 23:2311:23 PM | Caturthī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 12:2312:23 PM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 27:46 03:463:46 AM Sat | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 12:3612:36 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:47 07:477:47 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:056:05 AM | 07:487:48 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:056:05 AM | 06:566:56 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:316:31 AM | 07:487:48 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:487:48 AM | 10:0210:02 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:129:12 AM | 10:3610:36 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 10:0210:02 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:0210:02 AM | 10:4710:47 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:0012:00 PM | 13:231:23 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5912:59 PM | 13:471:47 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:011:01 PM | 13:461:46 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:461:46 PM | 14:312:31 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:312:31 PM | 16:454:45 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:153:15 PM | 16:004:00 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:114:11 PM | 17:355:35 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:454:45 PM | 18:596:59 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:596:59 PM | 20:428:42 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:596:59 PM | 19:257:25 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:596:59 PM | 20:168:16 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:037:03 PM | 20:328:32 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5912:59 AM+1 | 25:471:47 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:573:57 AM+1 | 29:265:26 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |