Tuesday 20 January 2026 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 23:4511:45 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:1312:13 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:216:21 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:3710:37 AM
Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.
Noon
11:4511:45 AM
The Sun 45° above S. Day length 10 h 48 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
06:216:21 AM to 30:216:21 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 | 24:13 00:1312:13 AM Wed | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 10:3710:37 AM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 17:315:31 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 12:0212:02 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:21 06:216:21 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:354:35 AM | 06:216:21 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:354:35 AM | 05:285:28 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:025:02 AM | 06:216:21 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:216:21 AM | 08:318:31 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:318:31 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:318:31 AM | 09:149:14 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:039:03 AM | 10:2410:24 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2111:21 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2311:23 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:4511:45 AM | 13:061:06 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5012:50 PM | 14:592:59 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:331:33 PM | 14:162:16 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:272:27 PM | 15:483:48 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:462:46 PM | 16:254:25 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:592:59 PM | 17:095:09 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:095:09 PM | 18:556:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:095:09 PM | 17:355:35 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:095:09 PM | 18:286:28 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:2610:26 PM | 23:1811:18 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2111:21 PM | 24:0912:09 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:4212:42 AM+1 | 26:222:22 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |