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Tuesday 28 April 2026 · Queens, New York, United States

Vaiśākha Śukla Dvādaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Dvādaśī began at 08:468:46 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:229:22 AM.

Observed here on this day

Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 81 of 81 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:585:58 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:229:22 AM

Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.

Noon

12:5312:53 PM

The Sun 64° above S. Day length 13 h 50 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:5312:53 PM
At noon, 12:5312:53 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 146° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 91% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 146° falls in Śukla Trayodaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

05:585:58 AM–08:448:44 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Mohinī Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:374:37 AM–05:175:17 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:574:57 AM–05:585:58 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2512:25 PM–13:211:21 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:113:11 PM–16:074:07 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:487:48 PM–20:088:08 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:487:48 PM–20:498:49 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:448:44 AM–09:399:39 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:269:26 AM–11:0911:09 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:5312:53 PM–14:372:37 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla16:214:21 PM–18:046:04 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya22:0510:05 PM–23:4811:48 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:5211:52 PM–24:3212:32+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

Roga05:585:58 AM–07:427:42 AMavoid
Udvega07:427:42 AM–09:269:26 AMavoid
Cara09:269:26 AM–11:0911:09 AMneutral
Lābha11:0911:09 AM–12:5312:53 PMgood
Amṛta12:5312:53 PM–14:372:37 PMgood
Kāla14:372:37 PM–16:214:21 PMavoid
Śubha16:214:21 PM–18:046:04 PMgood
Roga18:046:04 PM–19:487:48 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla19:487:48 PM–21:049:04 PMavoid
Lābha21:049:04 PM–22:2010:20 PMgood
Udvega22:2010:20 PM–23:3611:36 PMavoid
Śubha23:3611:36 PM–24:5212:52+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:5212:52+1 AM–26:092:09+1 AMgood
Cara26:092:09+1 AM–27:253:25+1 AMneutral
Roga27:253:25+1 AM–28:414:41+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:414:41+1 AM–29:575:57+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:585:58 AM to 29:575:57+1 AM

05:585:58 AM sunrise19:487:48 PM sunsetsunrise 29:575:57+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 09:229:22 AM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 13:061:06 PM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 11:3511:35 AM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 09:229:22 AM
Kaulavauntil 21:499:49 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2512:25 PM–13:211:21 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:214:21 PM–18:046:04 PM
Pradoṣa 19:487:48 PM–21:099:09 PM
Niśītha 24:2812:28+1 AM–25:161:16+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. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:211:21 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  7. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:046:04 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  8. SunsetDay length 13 h 50 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 21:099:09 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:161:16+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī09:229:22 AMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī13:061:06 PMHasta
YogaVyāghāta11:3511:35 AMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaBālava09:229:22 AMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:57 05:575:57 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 50 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
17:065:06 PM
Moonset
28:384:38+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:374:37 AM05:585:58 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:374:37 AM05:175:17 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:574:57 AM05:585:58 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:585:58 AM08:448:44 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:448:44 AM11:3011:30 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:448:44 AM09:399:39 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:269:26 AM11:0911:09 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2512:25 PM13:211:21 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2912:29 PM13:171:17 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:5312:53 PM14:372:37 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:162:16 PM17:025:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:113:11 PM16:074:07 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:214:21 PM18:046:04 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:025:02 PM19:487:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:487:48 PM21:099:09 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:487:48 PM20:088:08 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:487:48 PM20:498:49 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:0510:05 PM23:4811:48 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:5211:52 PM24:3212:32+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:2812:28+1 AM25:161:16+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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