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Thursday 15 January 2026 · Luanda, Angola

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Guruvāra. Dvādaśī began at 13:231:23 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:473:47 PM.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

Kept the day after Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoKṛṣṇa Pradoṣa Vrata determinate

At sunrise

05:595:59 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:473:47 PM

Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.

Noon

12:1612:16 PM

The Sun 78° above S. Day length 12 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:1612:16 PM
At noon, 12:1612:16 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 322° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 10% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 322° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

05:595:59 AM–08:308:30 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Ṣaṭtilā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:284:28 AM–05:135:13 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:514:51 AM–05:595:59 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5111:51 AM–12:4212:42 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:222:22 PM–15:123:12 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:303:30 PM–17:175:17 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:346:34 PM–18:576:57 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:346:34 PM–19:427:42 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:595:59 AM–07:337:33 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:089:08 AM–10:4210:42 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1110:11 AM–11:0111:01 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:511:51 PM–15:253:25 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:123:12 PM–16:034:03 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

Śubha05:595:59 AM–07:337:33 AMgood
Roga07:337:33 AM–09:089:08 AMavoid
Udvega09:089:08 AM–10:4210:42 AMavoid
Cara10:4210:42 AM–12:1612:16 PMneutral
Lābha12:1612:16 PM–13:511:51 PMgood
Amṛta13:511:51 PM–15:253:25 PMgood
Kāla15:253:25 PM–16:594:59 PMavoid
Śubha16:594:59 PM–18:346:34 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:346:34 PM–19:597:59 PMgood
Cara19:597:59 PM–21:259:25 PMneutral
Roga21:259:25 PM–22:5110:51 PMavoid
Kāla22:5110:51 PM–24:1712:17 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:1712:17 AM+1–25:421:42 AM+1good
Udvega25:421:42 AM+1–27:083:08 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:083:08 AM+1–28:344:34 AM+1good
Amṛta28:344:34 AM+1–30:006:00 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:595:59 AM to 30:006:00 AM+1

05:595:59 AM sunrise18:346:34 PM sunsetsunrise 30:006:00 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 15:473:47 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 25:181:18 AM+1
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 16:084:08 PM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 15:473:47 PM
Garauntil 28:524:52 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5111:51 AM–12:4212:42 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:511:51 PM–15:253:25 PM
Pradoṣa 18:346:34 PM–20:058:05 PM
Niśītha 23:5311:53 PM–24:4112:41 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. AbhijitUntil 12:4212:42 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:253:25 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  5. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  6. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 34 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:058:05 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4112:41 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī15:473:47 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā25:18 01:181:18 AM FriMūla
YogaVṛddhi16:084:08 PMDhruva
KaraṇaTaitila15:473:47 PMGara
VāraGuruvāra30:00 06:006:00 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 590
Day length
12 h 34 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
27:473:47 AM+1
Moonset
15:573:57 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:284:28 AM05:595:59 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:284:28 AM05:135:13 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:514:51 AM05:595:59 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:595:59 AM08:308:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:595:59 AM07:337:33 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:308:30 AM11:0111:01 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:089:08 AM10:4210:42 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1110:11 AM11:0111:01 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5111:51 AM12:4212:42 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5211:52 AM12:4012:40 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:321:32 PM16:034:03 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:511:51 PM15:253:25 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:222:22 PM15:123:12 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:123:12 PM16:034:03 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:303:30 PM17:175:17 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:034:03 PM18:346:34 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:346:34 PM20:058:05 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:346:34 PM18:576:57 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:346:34 PM19:427:42 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5311:53 PM24:4112:41 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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