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Monday 16 March 2026 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Somavāra. Dvādaśī began at 11:4711:47 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:1112:11 PM.

Observed here on this day

Kṛṣṇa Pradoṣa Vrata

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

At sunrise

07:237:23 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:268:26 AM

Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.

Noon

13:221:22 PM

The Sun 52° above S. Day length 11 h 57 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:221:22 PM
At noon, 13:221:22 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 325° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 9% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 325° falls in Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

07:237:23 AM–09:479:47 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Pāpamocanī Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:475:47 AM–06:356:35 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:116:11 AM–07:237:23 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:5812:58 PM–13:461:46 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:213:21 PM–16:094:09 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:217:21 PM–19:457:45 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:217:21 PM–20:338:33 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:1710:17 PM–23:5511:55 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:538:53 AM–10:2310:23 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:5211:52 AM–13:221:22 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:3112:31 PM–14:082:08 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta13:461:46 PM–14:342:34 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:522:52 PM–16:214:21 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:094:09 PM–16:574:57 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

Amṛta07:237:23 AM–08:538:53 AMgood
Kāla08:538:53 AM–10:2310:23 AMavoid
Śubha10:2310:23 AM–11:5211:52 AMgood
Roga11:5211:52 AM–13:221:22 PMavoid
Udvega13:221:22 PM–14:522:52 PMavoid
Cara14:522:52 PM–16:214:21 PMneutral
Lābha16:214:21 PM–17:515:51 PMgood
Amṛta17:515:51 PM–19:217:21 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:217:21 PM–20:518:51 PMneutral
Roga20:518:51 PM–22:2110:21 PMavoid
Kāla22:2110:21 PM–23:5111:51 PMavoid
Lābha23:5111:51 PM–25:211:21+1 AMgood
Udvega25:211:21+1 AM–26:512:51+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:512:51+1 AM–28:224:22+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:224:22+1 AM–29:525:52+1 AMgood
Cara29:525:52+1 AM–31:227:22+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:237:23 AM to 31:227:22+1 AM

07:237:23 AM sunrise19:217:21 PM sunsetsunrise 31:227:22+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 12:1112:11 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 08:268:26 AM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 12:0712:07 PM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 12:1112:11 PM
Garauntil 24:0812:08+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:538:53 AM–10:2310:23 AM
Abhijit 12:5812:58 PM–13:461:46 PM
Pradoṣa 19:217:21 PM–20:578:57 PM
Niśītha 24:5712:57+1 AM–25:451:45+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:2310:23 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  5. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  6. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  7. AbhijitUntil 13:461:46 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  8. SunsetDay length 11 h 57 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:578:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:451:45+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī12:1112:11 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa08:268:26 AMDhaniṣṭhā
YogaŚiva12:0712:07 PMSiddha
KaraṇaTaitila12:1112:11 PMGara
VāraSomavāra31:22 07:227:22 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 650
Day length
11 h 57 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
30:236:23+1 AM
Moonset
16:264:26 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:475:47 AM07:237:23 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:475:47 AM06:356:35 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:116:11 AM07:237:23 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:237:23 AM09:479:47 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:538:53 AM10:2310:23 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:479:47 AM12:1012:10 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:5211:52 AM13:221:22 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:3112:31 PM14:082:08 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:5812:58 PM13:461:46 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5812:58 PM13:461:46 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:461:46 PM14:342:34 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:342:34 PM16:574:57 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:522:52 PM16:214:21 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:213:21 PM16:094:09 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:094:09 PM16:574:57 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:574:57 PM19:217:21 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:217:21 PM20:578:57 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:217:21 PM19:457:45 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:217:21 PM20:338:33 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:1710:17 PM23:5511:55 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:5712:57+1 AM25:451:45+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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