Monday 18 May 2026 · Bucharest, Romania
Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 19:117:11 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:243:24 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:465:46 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:029:02 AM
Rohiṇī gives way to Mṛgaśirā.
Noon
13:121:12 PM
The Sun 65° above S. Day length 14 h 53 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
05:465:46 AM to 29:455:45 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 | 15:243:24 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 09:029:02 AM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 19:187:18 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 15:243:24 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:45 05:455:45 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:334:33 AM | 05:465:46 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:334:33 AM | 05:095:09 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:514:51 AM | 05:465:46 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:465:46 AM | 08:448:44 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:146:14 AM | 07:387:38 AM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:377:37 AM | 09:299:29 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:448:44 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:2111:21 AM | 13:121:12 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4312:43 PM | 13:421:42 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4812:48 PM | 13:361:36 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:421:42 PM | 14:422:42 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:581:58 PM | 15:233:23 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:422:42 PM | 17:405:40 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:043:04 PM | 16:564:56 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:413:41 PM | 16:414:41 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:414:41 PM | 17:405:40 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:405:40 PM | 20:398:39 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:398:39 PM | 21:529:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:398:39 PM | 20:578:57 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:398:39 PM | 21:349:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:2610:26 PM | 23:5111:51 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4812:48 AM+1 | 25:361:36 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |