Tuesday 20 January 2026 · Queens, New York, United States
Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 15:453:45 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:134:13 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:157:15 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:319:31 AM
Siddhi gives way to Vyatīpāta.
Noon
12:0612:06 PM
The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 h 43 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
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07:157:15 AM to 31:147:14+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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Śukla Dvitīyā | 16:134:13 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 27:28 03:283:28 AM Wed | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 09:319:31 AM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 16:134:13 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:14 07:147:14 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:215:21 AM | 07:157:15 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:215:21 AM | 06:186:18 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:495:49 AM | 07:157:15 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:157:15 AM | 09:129:12 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:129:12 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:129:12 AM | 09:509:50 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:419:41 AM | 10:5410:54 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4711:47 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0712:07 PM | 13:201:20 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:051:05 PM | 15:023:02 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:441:44 PM | 14:232:23 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:322:32 PM | 15:453:45 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:023:02 PM | 16:584:58 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:424:42 PM | 18:226:22 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:584:58 PM | 18:526:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:584:58 PM | 17:275:27 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:584:58 PM | 18:246:24 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:4110:41 PM | 23:3811:38 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4211:42 PM | 24:3012:30+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |