Tuesday 20 January 2026 · Bucharest, Romania
Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 22:4510:45 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:1311:13 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:467:46 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:379:37 AM
Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.
Noon
12:2712:27 PM
The Sun 25° above S. Day length 9 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
07:467:46 AM to 31:457:45 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 | 23:1311:13 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 09:379:37 AM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 16:314:31 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 11:0211:02 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:45 07:457:45 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:485:48 AM | 07:467:46 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:485:48 AM | 06:476:47 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:186:18 AM | 07:467:46 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:467:46 AM | 09:389:38 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:389:38 AM | 11:3111:31 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:389:38 AM | 10:1610:16 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:0610:06 AM | 11:1611:16 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0312:03 PM | 12:5112:51 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0812:08 PM | 12:4512:45 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:2712:27 PM | 13:371:37 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:231:23 PM | 15:153:15 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:461:46 PM | 15:253:25 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:002:00 PM | 14:382:38 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:472:47 PM | 15:583:58 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:153:15 PM | 17:085:08 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:085:08 PM | 19:057:05 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:085:08 PM | 17:375:37 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:085:08 PM | 18:366:36 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5910:59 PM | 23:5711:57 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:4211:42 PM | 25:221:22 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0212:02 AM+1 | 24:5012:50 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |