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Thursday 15 January 2026 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Guruvāra. Dvādaśī began at 20:238:23 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:4710:47 PM.

Observed here on this day

Pongal

The Sun enters Makara after the sunset before this day. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:217:21 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:379:37 AM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

11:4911:49 AM

The Sun 22° above S. Day length 8 h 58 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4911:49 AM
At noon, 11:4911:49 AM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 319° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 12% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 319° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

07:217:21 AM–09:089:08 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Ṣaṭtilā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:205:20 AM–06:206:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:505:50 AM–07:217:21 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3211:32 AM–12:0712:07 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:191:19 PM–13:551:55 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:184:18 PM–16:484:48 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:184:18 PM–17:495:49 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:3010:30 PM–24:1712:17 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:217:21 AM–08:288:28 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:359:35 AM–10:4210:42 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2010:20 AM–10:5610:56 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya11:4811:48 AM–13:351:35 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla12:5712:57 PM–14:042:04 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:551:55 PM–14:312:31 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

Śubha07:217:21 AM–08:288:28 AMgood
Roga08:288:28 AM–09:359:35 AMavoid
Udvega09:359:35 AM–10:4210:42 AMavoid
Cara10:4210:42 AM–11:4911:49 AMneutral
Lābha11:4911:49 AM–12:5712:57 PMgood
Amṛta12:5712:57 PM–14:042:04 PMgood
Kāla14:042:04 PM–15:113:11 PMavoid
Śubha15:113:11 PM–16:184:18 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:184:18 PM–18:116:11 PMgood
Cara18:116:11 PM–20:048:04 PMneutral
Roga20:048:04 PM–21:569:56 PMavoid
Kāla21:569:56 PM–23:4911:49 PMavoid
Lābha23:4911:49 PM–25:421:42 AM+1good
Udvega25:421:42 AM+1–27:353:35 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:353:35 AM+1–29:275:27 AM+1good
Amṛta29:275:27 AM+1–31:207:20 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:217:21 AM to 31:207:20 AM+1

07:217:21 AM sunrise16:184:18 PM sunsetsunrise 31:207:20 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 22:4710:47 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 23:0811:08 PM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 09:379:37 AM
Taitilauntil 22:4710:47 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3211:32 AM–12:0712:07 PM
Rāhu kāla 12:5712:57 PM–14:042:04 PM
Pradoṣa 16:184:18 PM–18:196:19 PM
Niśītha 23:2511:25 PM–24:1312:13 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.

  1. SunriseDvādaśī holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0712:07 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:042:04 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 8 h 58 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:196:19 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  8. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  9. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1312:13 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī22:4710:47 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhāpast sunriseMūla
YogaVṛddhi23:0811:08 PMDhruva
KaraṇaKaulava09:379:37 AMTaitila
VāraGuruvāra31:20 07:207:20 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 590
Day length
8 h 58 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
29:485:48 AM+1
Moonset
12:3412:34 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:205:20 AM07:217:21 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:205:20 AM06:206:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:505:50 AM07:217:21 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:217:21 AM09:089:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:217:21 AM08:288:28 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:089:08 AM10:5610:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:359:35 AM10:4210:42 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2010:20 AM10:5610:56 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2511:25 AM12:1312:13 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3211:32 AM12:0712:07 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:4811:48 AM13:351:35 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4312:43 PM14:312:31 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:5712:57 PM14:042:04 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:191:19 PM13:551:55 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:551:55 PM14:312:31 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:312:31 PM16:184:18 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:184:18 PM18:196:19 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:184:18 PM16:484:48 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:184:18 PM17:495:49 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:3010:30 PM24:1712:17 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2511:25 PM24:1312:13 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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