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Tuesday 20 January 2026 · Linyi, Shandong, China

Māgha Śukla Dvitīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 04:454:45 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:135:13+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:137:13 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:373:37 PM

Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.

Noon

12:1812:18 PM

The Sun 35° above S. Day length 10 h 09 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLinyi12:1812:18 PM
At noon, 12:1812:18 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 16° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 16° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:225:22 AM–06:186:18 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:505:50 AM–07:137:13 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5711:57 AM–12:3812:38 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:591:59 PM–14:402:40 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:225:22 PM–17:505:50 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:225:22 PM–18:456:45 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:425:42+1 AM–31:227:22+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:159:15 AM–09:569:56 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:459:45 AM–11:0211:02 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1812:18 PM–13:341:34 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:502:50 PM–16:064:06 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:467:46 PM–21:259:25 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:5410:54 PM–23:5011:50 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

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

Roga07:137:13 AM–08:298:29 AMavoid
Udvega08:298:29 AM–09:459:45 AMavoid
Cara09:459:45 AM–11:0211:02 AMneutral
Lābha11:0211:02 AM–12:1812:18 PMgood
Amṛta12:1812:18 PM–13:341:34 PMgood
Kāla13:341:34 PM–14:502:50 PMavoid
Śubha14:502:50 PM–16:064:06 PMgood
Roga16:064:06 PM–17:225:22 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:225:22 PM–19:067:06 PMavoid
Lābha19:067:06 PM–20:508:50 PMgood
Udvega20:508:50 PM–22:3410:34 PMavoid
Śubha22:3410:34 PM–24:1712:17+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:1712:17+1 AM–26:012:01+1 AMgood
Cara26:012:01+1 AM–27:453:45+1 AMneutral
Roga27:453:45+1 AM–29:295:29+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:295:29+1 AM–31:137:13+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:137:13 AM to 31:137:13+1 AM

07:137:13 AM sunrise17:225:22 PM sunsetsunrise 31:137:13+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 29:135:13+1 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 15:373:37 PM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 22:3110:31 PM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 17:025:02 PM
Kaulavauntil 29:135:13+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5711:57 AM–12:3812:38 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:502:50 PM–16:064:06 PM
Pradoṣa 17:225:22 PM–19:137:13 PM
Niśītha 23:5311:53 PM–24:4112:41+1 AM

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.

  1. SunriseDvitīyā holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:3812:38 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:064:06 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 09 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:137:13 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4112:41+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā29:13 05:135:13 AM WedTṛtīyā
NakṣatraŚravaṇa15:373:37 PMDhaniṣṭhā
YogaSiddhi22:3110:31 PMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaBālava17:025:02 PMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:13 07:137:13 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 595
Day length
10 h 09 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
08:148:14 AM
Moonset
18:456:45 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:225:22 AM07:137:13 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:225:22 AM06:186:18 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:505:50 AM07:137:13 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:137:13 AM09:159:15 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:159:15 AM11:1711:17 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:159:15 AM09:569:56 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:459:45 AM11:0211:02 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5411:54 AM12:4212:42 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5711:57 AM12:3812:38 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1812:18 PM13:341:34 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:191:19 PM15:203:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:591:59 PM14:402:40 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:502:50 PM16:064:06 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:203:20 PM17:225:22 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:225:22 PM19:137:13 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:225:22 PM17:505:50 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:225:22 PM18:456:45 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:467:46 PM21:259:25 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5410:54 PM23:5011:50 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5311:53 PM24:4112:41+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:425:42+1 AM31:227:22+1 AMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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