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Tuesday 14 April 2026 · Queens, New York, United States

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Dvādaśī began at 15:393:39 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:432:43 PM.

Observed here on this day

Kṛṣṇa Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 86 of 86 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:186:18 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:366:36 AM

Śatabhiṣā gives way to Pūrva Bhādrapadā.

Noon

12:5612:56 PM

The Sun 59° above S. Day length 13 h 15 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:5612:56 PM
At noon, 12:5612:56 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 323° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 10% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 323° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

06:186:18 AM–08:578:57 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Varūthinī Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:524:52 AM–05:355:35 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:145:14 AM–06:186:18 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2912:29 PM–13:221:22 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:083:08 PM–16:014:01 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:337:33 PM–19:557:55 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:337:33 PM–20:388:38 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:0710:07 PM–23:4011:40 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:578:57 AM–09:509:50 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:379:37 AM–11:1711:17 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:4912:49 PM–14:222:22 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika12:5612:56 PM–14:352:35 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla16:154:15 PM–17:545:54 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:5111:51 PM–24:3412:34+1 AMan 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

Roga06:186:18 AM–07:587:58 AMavoid
Udvega07:587:58 AM–09:379:37 AMavoid
Cara09:379:37 AM–11:1711:17 AMneutral
Lābha11:1711:17 AM–12:5612:56 PMgood
Amṛta12:5612:56 PM–14:352:35 PMgood
Kāla14:352:35 PM–16:154:15 PMavoid
Śubha16:154:15 PM–17:545:54 PMgood
Roga17:545:54 PM–19:337:33 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla19:337:33 PM–20:548:54 PMavoid
Lābha20:548:54 PM–22:1410:14 PMgood
Udvega22:1410:14 PM–23:3511:35 PMavoid
Śubha23:3511:35 PM–24:5512:55+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:5512:55+1 AM–26:162:16+1 AMgood
Cara26:162:16+1 AM–27:363:36+1 AMneutral
Roga27:363:36+1 AM–28:564:56+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:564:56+1 AM–30:176:17+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:186:18 AM to 30:176:17+1 AM

06:186:18 AM sunrise19:337:33 PM sunsetsunrise 30:176:17+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 14:432:43 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 06:366:36 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 29:535:53+1 AM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 27:553:55+1 AM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 14:432:43 PM
Garauntil 25:581:58+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2912:29 PM–13:221:22 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:154:15 PM–17:545:54 PM
Pradoṣa 19:337:33 PM–20:598:59 PM
Niśītha 24:3112:31+1 AM–25:191:19+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. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:221:22 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  5. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:545:54 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 15 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:598:59 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:191:19+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  11. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  12. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī14:432:43 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā06:366:36 AMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaBrahma27:55 03:553:55 AM WedIndra
KaraṇaTaitila14:432:43 PMGara
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:17 06:176:17 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 679
Day length
13 h 15 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
29:095:09+1 AM
Moonset
16:314:31 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:524:52 AM06:186:18 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:524:52 AM05:355:35 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:145:14 AM06:186:18 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:186:18 AM08:578:57 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:578:57 AM11:3611:36 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:578:57 AM09:509:50 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:379:37 AM11:1711:17 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2912:29 PM13:221:22 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3212:32 PM13:201:20 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:4912:49 PM14:222:22 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:5612:56 PM14:352:35 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:152:15 PM16:544:54 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:083:08 PM16:014:01 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:154:15 PM17:545:54 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:544:54 PM19:337:33 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:337:33 PM20:598:59 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:337:33 PM19:557:55 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:337:33 PM20:388:38 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:0710:07 PM23:4011:40 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:5111:51 PM24:3412:34+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:3112:31+1 AM25:191:19+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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