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Thursday 15 January 2026 · Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Guruvāra. Dvādaśī began at 20:238:23 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:4710:47 PM.

Observed here on this day

Pongal

The Sun enters Makara after the sunset before this day. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:556:55 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:379:37 AM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

12:0712:07 PM

The Sun 39° above S. Day length 10 h 25 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonShaoxing12:0712:07 PM
At noon, 12:0712:07 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 319° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 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

06:556:55 AM–09:009:00 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Ṣaṭtilā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:065:06 AM–06:006:00 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:335:33 AM–06:556:55 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4611:46 AM–12:2812:28 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:511:51 PM–14:332:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:205:20 PM–17:475:47 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:205:20 PM–18:416:41 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:3010:30 PM–24:1712:17 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:556:55 AM–08:138:13 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:319:31 AM–10:4910:49 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2310:23 AM–11:0511:05 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya11:4811:48 AM–13:351:35 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:251:25 PM–14:432:43 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:332:33 PM–15:153:15 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

Śubha06:556:55 AM–08:138:13 AMgood
Roga08:138:13 AM–09:319:31 AMavoid
Udvega09:319:31 AM–10:4910:49 AMavoid
Cara10:4910:49 AM–12:0712:07 PMneutral
Lābha12:0712:07 PM–13:251:25 PMgood
Amṛta13:251:25 PM–14:432:43 PMgood
Kāla14:432:43 PM–16:014:01 PMavoid
Śubha16:014:01 PM–17:205:20 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:205:20 PM–19:017:01 PMgood
Cara19:017:01 PM–20:438:43 PMneutral
Roga20:438:43 PM–22:2510:25 PMavoid
Kāla22:2510:25 PM–24:0712:07 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:0712:07 AM+1–25:491:49 AM+1good
Udvega25:491:49 AM+1–27:313:31 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:313:31 AM+1–29:135:13 AM+1good
Amṛta29:135:13 AM+1–30:546:54 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:556:55 AM to 30:546:54 AM+1

06:556:55 AM sunrise17:205:20 PM sunsetsunrise 30:546:54 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 22:4710:47 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 23:0811:08 PM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 09:379:37 AM
Taitilauntil 22:4710:47 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4611:46 AM–12:2812:28 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:251:25 PM–14:432:43 PM
Pradoṣa 17:205:20 PM–19:087:08 PM
Niśītha 23:4311:43 PM–24:3112:31 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2812:28 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:432:43 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 25 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:087:08 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  8. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  9. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3112:31 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī22:4710:47 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhāpast sunriseMūla
YogaVṛddhi23:0811:08 PMDhruva
KaraṇaKaulava09:379:37 AMTaitila
VāraGuruvāra30:54 06:546:54 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 590
Day length
10 h 25 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
28:574:57 AM+1
Moonset
13:591:59 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:065:06 AM06:556:55 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:065:06 AM06:006:00 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:335:33 AM06:556:55 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:556:55 AM09:009:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:556:55 AM08:138:13 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:009:00 AM11:0511:05 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:319:31 AM10:4910:49 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2310:23 AM11:0511:05 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4311:43 AM12:3112:31 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4611:46 AM12:2812:28 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:4811:48 AM13:351:35 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:101:10 PM15:153:15 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:251:25 PM14:432:43 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:511:51 PM14:332:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:332:33 PM15:153:15 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:153:15 PM17:205:20 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:205:20 PM19:087:08 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:205:20 PM17:475:47 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:205:20 PM18:416:41 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:3010:30 PM24:1712:17 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4311:43 PM24:3112:31 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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