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March 2026 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 16 March 2026 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Somavāra. Dvādaśī began at 06:476:47 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:117:11 AM.

Observed here on this day

Kṛṣṇa Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 96 of 96 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:026:02 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:077:07 AM

Śiva gives way to Siddha.

Noon

12:0212:02 PM

The Sun 64° above S. Day length 12 h 01 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh12:0212:02 PM
At noon, 12:0212:02 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 326° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 8% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 326° falls in Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

06:026:02 AM–07:117:11 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day, ending when dvādaśī ends at 07:11. Pāpamocanī Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:264:26 AM–05:145:14 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:504:50 AM–06:026:02 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3811:38 AM–12:2612:26 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:022:02 PM–14:502:50 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:175:17 PM–18:556:55 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:026:02 PM–18:266:26 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:026:02 PM–19:147:14 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya07:317:31 AM–09:089:08 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla07:327:32 AM–09:029:02 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3210:32 AM–12:0212:02 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2612:26 PM–13:141:14 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:321:32 PM–15:023:02 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:502:50 PM–15:383:38 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

Amṛta06:026:02 AM–07:327:32 AMgood
Kāla07:327:32 AM–09:029:02 AMavoid
Śubha09:029:02 AM–10:3210:32 AMgood
Roga10:3210:32 AM–12:0212:02 PMavoid
Udvega12:0212:02 PM–13:321:32 PMavoid
Cara13:321:32 PM–15:023:02 PMneutral
Lābha15:023:02 PM–16:324:32 PMgood
Amṛta16:324:32 PM–18:026:02 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:026:02 PM–19:327:32 PMneutral
Roga19:327:32 PM–21:029:02 PMavoid
Kāla21:029:02 PM–22:3210:32 PMavoid
Lābha22:3210:32 PM–24:0112:01 AM+1good
Udvega24:0112:01 AM+1–25:311:31 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:311:31 AM+1–27:013:01 AM+1good
Amṛta27:013:01 AM+1–28:314:31 AM+1good
Cara28:314:31 AM+1–30:016:01 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:026:02 AM to 30:016:01 AM+1

06:026:02 AM sunrise18:026:02 PM sunsetsunrise 30:016:01 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 07:117:11 AM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 27:523:52 AM+1
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 07:077:07 AM
Siddhauntil 29:455:45 AM+1
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 07:117:11 AM
Garauntil 19:087:08 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:327:32 AM–09:029:02 AM
Abhijit 11:3811:38 AM–12:2612:26 PM
Pradoṣa 18:026:02 PM–19:387:38 PM
Niśītha 23:3711:37 PM–24:2512:25 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  3. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  4. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:029:02 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  6. AbhijitUntil 12:2612:26 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 01 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:387:38 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2512:25 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  12. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī07:117:11 AMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā27:52 03:523:52 AM TueŚatabhiṣā
YogaŚiva07:077:07 AMSiddha
KaraṇaTaitila07:117:11 AMGara
VāraSomavāra30:01 06:016:01 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 650
Day length
12 h 01 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
28:534:53 AM+1
Moonset
15:343:34 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:264:26 AM06:026:02 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:264:26 AM05:145:14 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:504:50 AM06:026:02 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:026:02 AM08:268:26 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:317:31 AM09:089:08 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:327:32 AM09:029:02 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:268:26 AM10:5010:50 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3210:32 AM12:0212:02 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3811:38 AM12:2612:26 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3811:38 AM12:2612:26 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2612:26 PM13:141:14 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:141:14 PM15:383:38 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:321:32 PM15:023:02 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:022:02 PM14:502:50 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:502:50 PM15:383:38 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:383:38 PM18:026:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:175:17 PM18:556:55 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:026:02 PM19:387:38 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:026:02 PM18:266:26 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:026:02 PM19:147:14 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3711:37 PM24:2512:25 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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