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Tuesday 14 April 2026 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Dvādaśī began at 22:3910:39 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:439:43 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vaiśākhī

The Sun enters Meṣa on this day, counted from sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:335:33 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:1710:17 AM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

11:5311:53 AM

The Sun 75° above S. Day length 12 h 42 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:5311:53 AM
At noon, 11:5311:53 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 319° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 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

05:335:33 AM–08:058:05 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Varūthinī Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:024:02 AM–04:474:47 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:254:25 AM–05:335:33 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla06:236:23 AM–08:008:00 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:2811:28 AM–12:1912:19 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:012:01 PM–14:512:51 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:156:15 PM–18:376:37 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:156:15 PM–19:227:22 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:075:07 AM+1–30:406:40 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:058:05 AM–08:568:56 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:438:43 AM–10:1810:18 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5411:54 AM–13:291:29 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:043:04 PM–16:394:39 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:497:49 PM–21:229:22 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:4510:45 PM–23:3111:31 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

Roga05:335:33 AM–07:087:08 AMavoid
Udvega07:087:08 AM–08:438:43 AMavoid
Cara08:438:43 AM–10:1810:18 AMneutral
Lābha10:1810:18 AM–11:5411:54 AMgood
Amṛta11:5411:54 AM–13:291:29 PMgood
Kāla13:291:29 PM–15:043:04 PMavoid
Śubha15:043:04 PM–16:394:39 PMgood
Roga16:394:39 PM–18:156:15 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:156:15 PM–19:397:39 PMavoid
Lābha19:397:39 PM–21:049:04 PMgood
Udvega21:049:04 PM–22:2810:28 PMavoid
Śubha22:2810:28 PM–23:5311:53 PMgood
Amṛta23:5311:53 PM–25:181:18 AM+1good
Cara25:181:18 AM+1–26:422:42 AM+1neutral
Roga26:422:42 AM+1–28:074:07 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:074:07 AM+1–29:325:32 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:335:33 AM to 29:325:32 AM+1

05:335:33 AM sunrise18:156:15 PM sunsetsunrise 29:325:32 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 21:439:43 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 13:361:36 PM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 13:101:10 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 10:1710:17 AM
Taitilauntil 21:439:43 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2811:28 AM–12:1912:19 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:043:04 PM–16:394:39 PM
Pradoṣa 18:156:15 PM–19:457:45 PM
Niśītha 23:2911:29 PM–24:1712:17 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. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1912:19 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  5. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:394:39 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 42 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:457:45 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:1712:17 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī21:439:43 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā13:361:36 PMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaŚukla13:101:10 PMBrahma
KaraṇaKaulava10:1710:17 AMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:32 05:325:32 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 679
Day length
12 h 42 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
27:563:56 AM+1
Moonset
15:153:15 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:024:02 AM05:335:33 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:024:02 AM04:474:47 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:254:25 AM05:335:33 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:335:33 AM08:058:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra06:236:23 AM08:008:00 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:058:05 AM10:3710:37 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:058:05 AM08:568:56 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:438:43 AM10:1810:18 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2811:28 AM12:1912:19 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3011:30 AM12:1812:18 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5411:54 AM13:291:29 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:101:10 PM15:423:42 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:012:01 PM14:512:51 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:043:04 PM16:394:39 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:423:42 PM18:156:15 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:156:15 PM19:457:45 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:156:15 PM18:376:37 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:156:15 PM19:227:22 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:497:49 PM21:229:22 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4510:45 PM23:3111:31 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:2911:29 PM24:1712:17 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:075:07 AM+130:406:40 AM+1sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
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