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Monday 16 March 2026 · Thāne, Maharashtra, India

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Somavāra. Dvādaśī began at 09:179:17 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:419:41 AM.

Observed here on this day

Kṛṣṇa Pradoṣa Vrata

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

At sunrise

06:466:46 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:379:37 AM

Śiva gives way to Siddha.

Noon

12:4712:47 PM

The Sun 69° above S. Day length 12 h 02 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonThāne12:4712:47 PM
At noon, 12:4712:47 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 326° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 9% 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

06:466:46 AM–09:109:10 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Pāpamocanī Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:105:10 AM–05:585:58 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:345:34 AM–06:466:46 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2312:23 PM–13:111:11 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:472:47 PM–15:353:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:486:48 PM–19:127:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:486:48 PM–20:008:00 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:477:47 PM–21:259:25 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:168:16 AM–09:479:47 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:0110:01 AM–11:3811:38 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1711:17 AM–12:4712:47 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:111:11 PM–13:591:59 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:172:17 PM–15:473:47 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:353:35 PM–16:234:23 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

Amṛta06:466:46 AM–08:168:16 AMgood
Kāla08:168:16 AM–09:479:47 AMavoid
Śubha09:479:47 AM–11:1711:17 AMgood
Roga11:1711:17 AM–12:4712:47 PMavoid
Udvega12:4712:47 PM–14:172:17 PMavoid
Cara14:172:17 PM–15:473:47 PMneutral
Lābha15:473:47 PM–17:185:18 PMgood
Amṛta17:185:18 PM–18:486:48 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:486:48 PM–20:178:17 PMneutral
Roga20:178:17 PM–21:479:47 PMavoid
Kāla21:479:47 PM–23:1711:17 PMavoid
Lābha23:1711:17 PM–24:4712:47 AM+1good
Udvega24:4712:47 AM+1–26:162:16 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:162:16 AM+1–27:463:46 AM+1good
Amṛta27:463:46 AM+1–29:165:16 AM+1good
Cara29:165:16 AM+1–30:456:45 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:466:46 AM to 30:456:45 AM+1

06:466:46 AM sunrise18:486:48 PM sunsetsunrise 30:456:45 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 09:419:41 AM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 30:226:22 AM+1
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 09:379:37 AM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 09:419:41 AM
Garauntil 21:389:38 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:168:16 AM–09:479:47 AM
Abhijit 12:2312:23 PM–13:111:11 PM
Pradoṣa 18:486:48 PM–20:238:23 PM
Niśītha 24:2312:23 AM+1–25:111:11 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. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:479:47 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  4. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  5. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 13:111:11 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 02 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:238:23 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:111:11 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī09:419:41 AMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā30:22 06:226:22 AM TueŚatabhiṣā
YogaŚiva09:379:37 AMSiddha
KaraṇaTaitila09:419:41 AMGara
VāraSomavāra30:45 06:456:45 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 02 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
29:305:30 AM+1
Moonset
16:234:23 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:105:10 AM06:466:46 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:105:10 AM05:585:58 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:345:34 AM06:466:46 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:466:46 AM09:109:10 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:168:16 AM09:479:47 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:109:10 AM11:3511:35 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:0110:01 AM11:3811:38 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1711:17 AM12:4712:47 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2312:23 PM13:111:11 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2312:23 PM13:111:11 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:111:11 PM13:591:59 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:591:59 PM16:234:23 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:172:17 PM15:473:47 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:472:47 PM15:353:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:353:35 PM16:234:23 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:234:23 PM18:486:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:486:48 PM20:238:23 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:486:48 PM19:127:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:486:48 PM20:008:00 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:477:47 PM21:259:25 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:2312:23 AM+125:111:11 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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