Tuesday 20 January 2026 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 23:4511:45 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:1312:13 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:396:39 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:3710:37 AM
Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.
Noon
12:0412:04 PM
The Sun 45° above S. Day length 10 h 50 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
06:396:39 AM to 30:396:39 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 | 24:13 00:1312:13 AM Wed | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 10:3710:37 AM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 17:315:31 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 12:0212:02 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:39 06:396:39 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:544:54 AM | 06:396:39 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:544:54 AM | 05:465:46 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:205:20 AM | 06:396:39 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:396:39 AM | 08:498:49 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:498:49 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:498:49 AM | 09:329:32 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:229:22 AM | 10:4310:43 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4011:40 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0412:04 PM | 13:251:25 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:091:09 PM | 15:193:19 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:531:53 PM | 14:362:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:462:46 PM | 16:254:25 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:472:47 PM | 16:084:08 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:193:19 PM | 17:295:29 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:295:29 PM | 19:157:15 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:295:29 PM | 17:565:56 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:295:29 PM | 18:486:48 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:4510:45 PM | 23:3811:38 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4011:40 PM | 24:2812:28 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:4212:42 AM+1 | 26:222:22 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |