Saturday 29 August 2026 · Queens, New York, United States
Śanivāra. Dvitīyā began at 00:2712:27 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:0812:08 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:206:20 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:2112:21 PM
Taitila gives way to Gara.
Noon
12:5612:56 PM
The Sun 58° above S. Day length 13 h 12 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
06:206:20 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 | Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā | 24:08 00:0812:08 AM Sun | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 18:126:12 PM | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 19:527:52 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 12:2112:21 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:21 06:216:21 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:544:54 AM | 06:206:20 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:544:54 AM | 05:375:37 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:155:15 AM | 06:206:20 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:206:20 AM | 08:588:58 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:206:20 AM | 07:597:59 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:206:20 AM | 07:137:13 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:137:13 AM | 08:058:05 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:588:58 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:389:38 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:0310:03 AM | 11:4111:41 AM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2912:29 PM | 13:221:22 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3212:32 PM | 13:201:20 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:152:15 PM | 16:544:54 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:352:35 PM | 16:144:14 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:083:08 PM | 16:014:01 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:544:54 PM | 19:327:32 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:327:32 PM | 20:588:58 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:327:32 PM | 19:547:54 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:327:32 PM | 20:378:37 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3212:32 AM+1 | 25:201:20 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:493:49 AM+1 | 29:265:26 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |