Saturday 18 April 2026 · Queens, New York, United States
Śanivāra. Dvitīyā began at 04:414:41 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:201:20+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:126:12 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:262:26 PM
Prīti gives way to Āyuṣmān.
Noon
12:5512:55 PM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 13 h 25 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
06:126:12 AM to 30:116:11+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 | 25:20 01:201:20 AM Sun | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 21:409:40 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Prīti | 14:262:26 PM | Āyuṣmān |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 15:013:01 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:11 06:116:11 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:484:48 AM | 06:126:12 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:484:48 AM | 05:305:30 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:095:09 AM | 06:126:12 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:126:12 AM | 08:538:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:126:12 AM | 07:537:53 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:126:12 AM | 07:067:06 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:067:06 AM | 08:008:00 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:488:48 AM | 10:1310:13 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:538:53 AM | 11:3411:34 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:349:34 AM | 11:1411:14 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2812:28 PM | 13:221:22 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3112:31 PM | 13:191:19 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:162:16 PM | 16:574:57 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:362:36 PM | 16:164:16 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:093:09 PM | 16:034:03 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:574:57 PM | 19:387:38 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:235:23 PM | 18:486:48 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:387:38 PM | 21:029:02 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:387:38 PM | 19:597:59 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:387:38 PM | 20:418:41 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3012:30+1 AM | 25:181:18+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |