Tuesday 20 January 2026 · Pyongyang, North Korea
Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 05:455:45 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:136:13 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:537:53 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:374:37 PM
Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.
Noon
12:4812:48 PM
The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 51 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
07:537:53 AM to 31:527:52 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 | 30:13 06:136:13 AM Wed | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 16:374:37 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 23:3111:31 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 18:026:02 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:52 07:527:52 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:595:59 AM | 07:537:53 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:595:59 AM | 06:566:56 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:286:28 AM | 07:537:53 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:537:53 AM | 09:519:51 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:519:51 AM | 11:4911:49 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:519:51 AM | 10:3010:30 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:2010:20 AM | 11:3411:34 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2412:24 PM | 13:121:12 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2812:28 PM | 13:081:08 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:4812:48 PM | 14:022:02 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:471:47 PM | 15:453:45 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:272:27 PM | 15:063:06 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:163:16 PM | 16:304:30 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:453:45 PM | 17:435:43 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:435:43 PM | 19:377:37 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:435:43 PM | 18:126:12 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:435:43 PM | 19:087:08 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:468:46 PM | 22:2510:25 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:2311:23 PM | 24:1912:19 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2412:24 AM+1 | 25:121:12 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 30:426:42 AM+1 | 32:228:22 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |