Tuesday 20 January 2026 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 04:454:45 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:135:13 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:457:45 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:373:37 PM
Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.
Noon
12:3812:38 PM
The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 45 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
07:457:45 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 | 29:13 05:135:13 AM Wed | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 15:373:37 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 22:3110:31 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 17:025:02 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:45 07:457:45 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:515:51 AM | 07:457:45 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:515:51 AM | 06:486:48 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:206:20 AM | 07:457:45 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:457:45 AM | 09:429:42 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:429:42 AM | 11:3911:39 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:429:42 AM | 10:2110:21 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:1210:12 AM | 11:2511:25 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1412:14 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1812:18 PM | 12:5712:57 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:3812:38 PM | 13:511:51 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:361:36 PM | 15:343:34 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:162:16 PM | 14:552:55 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:043:04 PM | 16:174:17 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:343:34 PM | 17:315:31 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:315:31 PM | 19:257:25 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:315:31 PM | 17:595:59 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:315:31 PM | 18:566:56 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:467:46 PM | 21:259:25 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:1211:12 PM | 24:0912:09 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1412:14 AM+1 | 25:021:02 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:425:42 AM+1 | 31:227:22 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |