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Tuesday 28 April 2026 · Linyi, Shandong, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Dvādaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Dvādaśī began at 20:468:46 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:229:22 PM.

Observed here on this day

Paraśurāma Dvādaśī

Dvādaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoRukmiṇī Dvādaśī determinate

At sunrise

05:205:20 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:019:01 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:0412:04 PM

The Sun 69° above S. Day length 13 h 29 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLinyi12:0412:04 PM
At noon, 12:0412:04 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 139° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 88% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 139° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

05:205:20 AM–08:028:02 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Mohinī Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:563:56 AM–04:384:38 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:174:17 AM–05:205:20 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3711:37 AM–12:3112:31 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:192:19 PM–15:133:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:315:31 PM–19:127:12 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:496:49 PM–19:107:10 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:496:49 PM–19:527:52 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya07:247:24 AM–09:059:05 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta08:028:02 AM–08:568:56 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:428:42 AM–10:2310:23 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0412:04 PM–13:461:46 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:273:27 PM–17:085:08 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:0111:01 PM–23:4311:43 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

Roga05:205:20 AM–07:017:01 AMavoid
Udvega07:017:01 AM–08:428:42 AMavoid
Cara08:428:42 AM–10:2310:23 AMneutral
Lābha10:2310:23 AM–12:0412:04 PMgood
Amṛta12:0412:04 PM–13:461:46 PMgood
Kāla13:461:46 PM–15:273:27 PMavoid
Śubha15:273:27 PM–17:085:08 PMgood
Roga17:085:08 PM–18:496:49 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:496:49 PM–20:088:08 PMavoid
Lābha20:088:08 PM–21:269:26 PMgood
Udvega21:269:26 PM–22:4510:45 PMavoid
Śubha22:4510:45 PM–24:0412:04+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:0412:04+1 AM–25:231:23+1 AMgood
Cara25:231:23+1 AM–26:412:41+1 AMneutral
Roga26:412:41+1 AM–28:004:00+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:004:00+1 AM–29:195:19+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:205:20 AM to 29:195:19+1 AM

05:205:20 AM sunrise18:496:49 PM sunsetsunrise 29:195:19+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 21:229:22 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 25:061:06+1 AM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 23:3511:35 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 09:019:01 AM
Bālavauntil 21:229:22 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3711:37 AM–12:3112:31 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:273:27 PM–17:085:08 PM
Pradoṣa 18:496:49 PM–20:138:13 PM
Niśītha 23:4011:40 PM–24:2812:28+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3112:31 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:085:08 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 13 h 29 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:138:13 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2812:28+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī21:229:22 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī25:06 01:061:06 AM WedHasta
YogaVyāghāta23:3511:35 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaBava09:019:01 AMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:19 05:195:19 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 693
Day length
13 h 29 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
15:423:42 PM
Moonset
27:423:42+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:563:56 AM05:205:20 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:563:56 AM04:384:38 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:174:17 AM05:205:20 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:205:20 AM08:028:02 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:247:24 AM09:059:05 AMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:028:02 AM10:4310:43 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:028:02 AM08:568:56 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:428:42 AM10:2310:23 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3711:37 AM12:3112:31 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4011:40 AM12:2812:28 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0412:04 PM13:461:46 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:251:25 PM16:074:07 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:192:19 PM15:133:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:273:27 PM17:085:08 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:074:07 PM18:496:49 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:315:31 PM19:127:12 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:496:49 PM20:138:13 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:496:49 PM19:107:10 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:496:49 PM19:527:52 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0111:01 PM23:4311:43 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4011:40 PM24:2812:28+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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