Friday 16 January 2015 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Śukravāra. Ekādaśī began at 07:527:52 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 31:107:10+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Kept the day after Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoṢaṭtilā Ekādaśī boundary
At sunrise
07:567:56 AM
Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:1911:19 AM
Viśākhā gives way to Anurādhā.
Noon
13:191:19 PM
The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 45 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+1 AM
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 | 31:10 07:107:10 AM Sat | Dvādaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 11:1911:19 AM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 25:22 01:221:22 AM Sat | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 19:377:37 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:56 07:567:56 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
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 |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:179:17 AM | 10:3810:38 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 10:0510:05 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:0510:05 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:5811:58 AM | 13:191:19 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5512:55 PM | 13:431:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5712:57 PM | 13:401:40 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:401:40 PM | 14:232:23 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:232:23 PM | 16:324:32 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:063:06 PM | 15:493:49 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:173:17 PM | 16:524:52 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:004:00 PM | 17:215:21 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:324:32 PM | 18:416:41 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:416:41 PM | 20:278:27 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:416:41 PM | 19:087:08 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:416:41 PM | 20:018:01 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:4812:48+1 AM | 26:232:23+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5512:55+1 AM | 25:431:43+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |