Dwadashi
Friday, 18 September 2026 Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Dwadashi
- Presiding deity
- Vishnu
- Group
- Bhadra
- Shukla
- #12
- Krishna
- #27
Significance
Dwadashi is the twelfth lunar day, ruled by Vishnu in his Hari form. Associated with renunciation and letting go. Ekadashi fasts are traditionally broken on Dwadashi after sunrise within a specified parana window. Auspicious for charity and spiritual practices.
Next 6 dates in Kolkata
Dates as the almanac assigns them in Kolkata: normally the day this tithi is current at sunrise. Its window can begin the day before or end the day after.
| Date | Paksha | Tithi window |
|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2026 Wednesday | Shukla | 09:43 PM (−1) – 10:50 PM |
| 7 October 2026 Wednesday | Krishna | 12:34 AM – 11:16 PM |
| 23 October 2026 Friday | Shukla | 02:48 PM (−1) – 02:36 PM |
| 6 November 2026 Friday | Krishna | 10:35 AM (−1) – 10:30 AM |
| 21 November 2026 Saturday | Shukla | 06:31 AM – 04:56 AM (+1) Kshaya: holds no sunrise |
| 5 December 2026 Saturday | Krishna | 11:45 PM (−1) – 12:52 AM (+1) |