Monday 18 May 2026 · Chattogram, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 22:1110:11 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:246:24 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:125:12 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:168:16 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
11:4911:49 AM
The Sun 87° above S. Day length 13 h 14 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
05:125:12 AM to 29:125:12 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 | 18:246:24 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 12:0212:02 PM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 22:1810:18 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 08:168:16 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:12 05:125:12 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:463:46 AM | 05:125:12 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:463:46 AM | 04:294:29 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:074:07 AM | 05:125:12 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:125:12 AM | 07:517:51 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 06:516:51 AM | 08:318:31 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:517:51 AM | 10:3010:30 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:149:14 AM | 10:3810:38 AM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:1010:10 AM | 11:4911:49 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2311:23 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2511:25 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1612:16 PM | 13:091:09 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:091:09 PM | 15:483:48 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:291:29 PM | 15:083:08 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:022:02 PM | 14:552:55 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:552:55 PM | 15:483:48 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:483:48 PM | 18:266:26 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:584:58 PM | 18:236:23 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:266:26 PM | 19:527:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:266:26 PM | 18:486:48 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:266:26 PM | 19:317:31 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2511:25 PM | 24:1312:13 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:261:26 AM+1 | 26:512:51 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |