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Thursday 15 January 2026 · Puning, Guangdong, 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

Mattu Pongal

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

At sunrise

06:596:59 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:379:37 AM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

12:2512:25 PM

The Sun 46° above S. Day length 10 h 51 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:2512:25 PM
At noon, 12:2512:25 PM, 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

06:596:59 AM–09:099:09 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Ṣaṭtilā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:145:14 AM–06:076:07 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:405:40 AM–06:596:59 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0312:03 PM–12:4612:46 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:132:13 PM–14:572:57 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:505:50 PM–18:166:16 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:505:50 PM–19:097:09 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:3010:30 PM–24:1712:17 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:596:59 AM–08:218:21 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:429:42 AM–11:0311:03 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:3610:36 AM–11:2011:20 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya11:4811:48 AM–13:351:35 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:461:46 PM–15:073:07 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:572:57 PM–15:403:40 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

Śubha06:596:59 AM–08:218:21 AMgood
Roga08:218:21 AM–09:429:42 AMavoid
Udvega09:429:42 AM–11:0311:03 AMavoid
Cara11:0311:03 AM–12:2512:25 PMneutral
Lābha12:2512:25 PM–13:461:46 PMgood
Amṛta13:461:46 PM–15:073:07 PMgood
Kāla15:073:07 PM–16:294:29 PMavoid
Śubha16:294:29 PM–17:505:50 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:505:50 PM–19:297:29 PMgood
Cara19:297:29 PM–21:079:07 PMneutral
Roga21:079:07 PM–22:4610:46 PMavoid
Kāla22:4610:46 PM–24:2512:25 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:2512:25 AM+1–26:032:03 AM+1good
Udvega26:032:03 AM+1–27:423:42 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:423:42 AM+1–29:215:21 AM+1good
Amṛta29:215:21 AM+1–30:596:59 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:596:59 AM to 30:596:59 AM+1

06:596:59 AM sunrise17:505:50 PM sunsetsunrise 30:596:59 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 12:0312:03 PM–12:4612:46 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:461:46 PM–15:073:07 PM
Pradoṣa 17:505:50 PM–19:357:35 PM
Niśītha 24:0112:01 AM+1–24:4912:49 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 12:4612:46 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:073:07 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 51 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:357:35 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  8. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  9. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4912:49 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
VāraGuruvāra30:59 06:596:59 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 590
Day length
10 h 51 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
28:564:56 AM+1
Moonset
14:362:36 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:145:14 AM06:596:59 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:145:14 AM06:076:07 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:405:40 AM06:596:59 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:596:59 AM09:099:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:596:59 AM08:218:21 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:099:09 AM11:2011:20 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:429:42 AM11:0311:03 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:3610:36 AM11:2011:20 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:4811:48 AM13:351:35 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0112:01 PM12:4912:49 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0312:03 PM12:4612:46 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:301:30 PM15:403:40 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:461:46 PM15:073:07 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:132:13 PM14:572:57 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:572:57 PM15:403:40 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:403:40 PM17:505:50 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:505:50 PM19:357:35 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:505:50 PM18:166:16 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:505:50 PM19:097:09 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
Niśīthamidnight24:0112:01 AM+124:4912:49 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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