Tuesday 21 May 2013 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Maṅgalavāra. Ekādaśī began at 00:4812:48 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:3311:33 PM.
At sunrise
06:226:22 AM
Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:198:19 AM
Uttara Phalgunī gives way to Hasta.
Noon
13:061:06 PM
The Sun 85° above S. Day length 13 h 27 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
06:226:22 AM to 30:226:22 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 | Śukla Ekādaśī | 23:3311:33 PM | Dvādaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 08:198:19 AM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Vajra | 14:462:46 PM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 12:1612:16 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:22 06:226:22 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:584:58 AM | 06:226:22 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:584:58 AM | 05:405:40 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:195:19 AM | 06:226:22 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:226:22 AM | 09:049:04 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:049:04 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:049:04 AM | 09:589:58 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:449:44 AM | 11:2511:25 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3912:39 PM | 13:331:33 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4212:42 PM | 13:301:30 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:061:06 PM | 14:472:47 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:262:26 PM | 17:085:08 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:203:20 PM | 16:144:14 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:274:27 PM | 18:006:00 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:274:27 PM | 18:086:08 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:085:08 PM | 19:497:49 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:497:49 PM | 21:149:14 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:497:49 PM | 20:108:10 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:497:49 PM | 20:528:52 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:0212:02 AM+1 | 24:4512:45 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4212:42 AM+1 | 25:301:30 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:451:45 AM+1 | 27:183:18 AM+1 | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |