123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
April 1996 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 15 April 1996 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Somavāra. Dvādaśī began at 12:0512:05 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:1710:17 AM.

Observed here on this day

Kṛṣṇa Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 83 of 83 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

04:544:54 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:1710:17 AM

Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.

Noon

11:4011:40 AM

The Sun 53° above S. Day length 13 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4011:40 AM
At noon, 11:4011:40 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 325° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 9% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 325° falls in Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

04:544:54 AM–07:367:36 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Varūthinī Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:303:30 AM–04:124:12 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:513:51 AM–04:544:54 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1311:13 AM–12:0812:08 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:561:56 PM–14:502:50 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:024:02 PM–17:345:34 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:276:27 PM–18:486:48 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:276:27 PM–19:307:30 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla06:356:35 AM–08:178:17 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya06:486:48 AM–08:208:20 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:599:59 AM–11:4011:40 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0812:08 PM–13:021:02 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:221:22 PM–15:043:04 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:502:50 PM–15:453:45 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

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

Amṛta04:544:54 AM–06:356:35 AMgood
Kāla06:356:35 AM–08:178:17 AMavoid
Śubha08:178:17 AM–09:599:59 AMgood
Roga09:599:59 AM–11:4011:40 AMavoid
Udvega11:4011:40 AM–13:221:22 PMavoid
Cara13:221:22 PM–15:043:04 PMneutral
Lābha15:043:04 PM–16:464:46 PMgood
Amṛta16:464:46 PM–18:276:27 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:276:27 PM–19:457:45 PMneutral
Roga19:457:45 PM–21:039:03 PMavoid
Kāla21:039:03 PM–22:2210:22 PMavoid
Lābha22:2210:22 PM–23:4011:40 PMgood
Udvega23:4011:40 PM–24:5812:58+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:5812:58+1 AM–26:162:16+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:162:16+1 AM–27:343:34+1 AMgood
Cara27:343:34+1 AM–28:524:52+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:544:54 AM to 28:524:52+1 AM

04:544:54 AM sunrise18:276:27 PM sunsetsunrise 28:524:52+1 AM
Clock
066a099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 10:1710:17 AM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 23:4311:43 PM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 20:148:14 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 10:1710:17 AM
Garauntil 21:299:29 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 06:356:35 AM–08:178:17 AM
Abhijit 11:1311:13 AM–12:0812:08 PM
Pradoṣa 18:276:27 PM–19:517:51 PM
Niśītha 23:1611:16 PM–24:0412:04+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.

  1. SunriseDvādaśī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:178:17 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  4. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:0812:08 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 34 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:517:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  9. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0412:04+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī10:1710:17 AMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā23:4311:43 PMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaBrahma20:148:14 PMIndra
KaraṇaTaitila10:1710:17 AMGara
VāraSomavāra28:52 04:524:52 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 723
Day length
13 h 34 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
27:563:56+1 AM
Moonset
15:273:27 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:303:30 AM04:544:54 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:303:30 AM04:124:12 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:513:51 AM04:544:54 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:544:54 AM07:367:36 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day06:356:35 AM08:178:17 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:486:48 AM08:208:20 AMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:367:36 AM10:1910:19 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:599:59 AM11:4011:40 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1311:13 AM12:0812:08 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1611:16 AM12:0412:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0812:08 PM13:021:02 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:021:02 PM15:453:45 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:221:22 PM15:043:04 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:561:56 PM14:502:50 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:502:50 PM15:453:45 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:453:45 PM18:276:27 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:024:02 PM17:345:34 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:276:27 PM19:517:51 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:276:27 PM18:486:48 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:276:27 PM19:307:30 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1611:16 PM24:0412:04+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
This page as JSON · Markdown · ICS
Profile
pac-rp@2026.1 · upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Ayanāṃśa
lahiri-iae1985 · 23°48′23″
Engine · ruleset
0.1.0 · 2026.3-draft
Place
46°35′ N 125°00′ E · GeoNames 2037860
‹ Sun 14 AprTodayTue 16 Apr ›