Monday 18 May 2026 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 00:1112:11 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 20:248:24 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:045:04 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:1610:16 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:1512:15 PM
The Sun 71° above S. Day length 14 h 22 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
05:045:04 AM to 29:035:03 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 | Śukla Dvitīyā | 20:248:24 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 14:022:02 PM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 24:18 00:1812:18 AM Tue | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 10:1610:16 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:03 05:035:03 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:473:47 AM | 05:045:04 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:473:47 AM | 04:254:25 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:064:06 AM | 05:045:04 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:045:04 AM | 07:567:56 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 06:526:52 AM | 08:398:39 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:027:02 AM | 08:268:26 AM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:567:56 AM | 10:4910:49 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:2710:27 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:3812:38 PM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4412:44 PM | 13:411:41 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:411:41 PM | 16:334:33 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:032:03 PM | 15:503:50 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:382:38 PM | 15:363:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:363:36 PM | 16:334:33 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:334:33 PM | 19:267:26 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:586:58 PM | 20:238:23 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:267:26 PM | 20:438:43 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:267:26 PM | 19:457:45 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:267:26 PM | 20:248:24 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5011:50 PM | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:263:26 AM+1 | 28:514:51 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |