Monday 5 January 2026 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 15:003:00 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:2712:27 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:377:37 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:2712:27 PM
Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.
Noon
12:2312:23 PM
The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 h 32 m.
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
Night sunset to sunrise
good to begin inavoidedneutral
07:377:37 AM to 31:377:37 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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā | 12:2712:27 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 15:553:55 PM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 25:17 01:171:17 AM Tue | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 12:2712:27 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:37 07:377:37 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:415:41 AM | 07:377:37 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:415:41 AM | 06:396:39 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:106:10 AM | 07:377:37 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:377:37 AM | 09:329:32 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:498:49 AM | 10:0010:00 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:329:32 AM | 11:2611:26 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:599:59 AM | 11:2811:28 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:1211:12 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5911:59 AM | 12:4712:47 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0412:04 PM | 12:4312:43 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4312:43 PM | 13:211:21 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:211:21 PM | 15:153:15 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:351:35 PM | 14:472:47 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:591:59 PM | 14:372:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:372:37 PM | 15:153:15 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:153:15 PM | 17:105:10 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:105:10 PM | 19:057:05 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:105:10 PM | 17:395:39 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:105:10 PM | 18:366:36 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5911:59 PM | 24:4712:47 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:074:07 AM+1 | 29:395:39 AM+1 | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |