Maithuna should be practiced at night, or at dawn, because the acts of creation always take place in the darkness. The cosmic influence of the sun prohibits the creation of solar bodies. Nevertheless, daytime practice is acceptable on occasions in which other times are impossible, just be aware that only the comprehension and elimination of the ego can take place during daytime practice.

Sexual magic must never be practiced more than once per day, due to what is called The Creative-Magentic Pause. The sexual energy cycles through the body every 24 hours, and after an act of sexual magic this energy is heavily magnetized. Thus, to repeat the act again in the same day disturbs the natural rhythms of the body and ultimately nullifies the great potential of the sexual energy, or even worse, transforms it into something harmful.