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Tuesday 28 April 2026 · Puning, Guangdong, 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

05:455:45 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:019:01 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:1312:13 PM

The Sun 81° above S. Day length 12 h 57 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:1312:13 PM
At noon, 12:1312:13 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 140° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 88% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 140° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

05:455:45 AM–08:208:20 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Mohinī Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:164:16 AM–05:005:00 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:384:38 AM–05:455:45 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4711:47 AM–12:3912:39 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:222:22 PM–15:143:14 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:315:31 PM–19:127:12 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:416:41 PM–19:047:04 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:416:41 PM–19:487:48 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya07:247:24 AM–09:059:05 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta08:208:20 AM–09:129:12 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:598:59 AM–10:3610:36 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1312:13 PM–13:501:50 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:273:27 PM–17:045:04 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:0611:06 PM–23:5111:51 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

Roga05:455:45 AM–07:227:22 AMavoid
Udvega07:227:22 AM–08:598:59 AMavoid
Cara08:598:59 AM–10:3610:36 AMneutral
Lābha10:3610:36 AM–12:1312:13 PMgood
Amṛta12:1312:13 PM–13:501:50 PMgood
Kāla13:501:50 PM–15:273:27 PMavoid
Śubha15:273:27 PM–17:045:04 PMgood
Roga17:045:04 PM–18:416:41 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:416:41 PM–20:048:04 PMavoid
Lābha20:048:04 PM–21:279:27 PMgood
Udvega21:279:27 PM–22:5010:50 PMavoid
Śubha22:5010:50 PM–24:1312:13 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1312:13 AM+1–25:351:35 AM+1good
Cara25:351:35 AM+1–26:582:58 AM+1neutral
Roga26:582:58 AM+1–28:214:21 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:214:21 AM+1–29:445:44 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:455:45 AM to 29:445:44 AM+1

05:455:45 AM sunrise18:416:41 PM sunsetsunrise 29:445:44 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 21:229:22 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 25:061:06 AM+1
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 11:4711:47 AM–12:3912:39 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:273:27 PM–17:045:04 PM
Pradoṣa 18:416:41 PM–20:108:10 PM
Niśītha 23:4911:49 PM–24:3712:37 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3912:39 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:045:04 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 57 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:108:10 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3712:37 AM+1. 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
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:44 05:445:44 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 693
Day length
12 h 57 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
15:493:49 PM
Moonset
27:563:56 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:164:16 AM05:455:45 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:164:16 AM05:005:00 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:384:38 AM05:455:45 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:455:45 AM08:208:20 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
Saṅgavaforenoon08:208:20 AM10:5510:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:208:20 AM09:129:12 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:598:59 AM10:3610:36 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4711:47 AM12:3912:39 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4911:49 AM12:3712:37 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1312:13 PM13:501:50 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:311:31 PM16:064:06 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:222:22 PM15:143:14 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:273:27 PM17:045:04 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:064:06 PM18:416:41 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
Pradoṣadusk18:416:41 PM20:108:10 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:416:41 PM19:047:04 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:416:41 PM19:487:48 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0611:06 PM23:5111:51 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4911:49 PM24:3712:37 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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