Tuesday 20 January 2026 · Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 04:454:45 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:135:13 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:546:54 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:373:37 PM
Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.
Noon
12:0912:09 PM
The Sun 40° above S. Day length 10 h 30 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
06:546:54 AM to 30:536:53 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 | 29:13 05:135:13 AM Wed | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 15:373:37 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 22:3110:31 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 17:025:02 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:53 06:536:53 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:065:06 AM | 06:546:54 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:065:06 AM | 06:006:00 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:335:33 AM | 06:546:54 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:546:54 AM | 09:009:00 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:009:00 AM | 11:0611:06 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:009:00 AM | 09:429:42 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:319:31 AM | 10:5010:50 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4511:45 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4811:48 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0912:09 PM | 13:271:27 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:121:12 PM | 15:183:18 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:541:54 PM | 14:362:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:462:46 PM | 16:054:05 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:183:18 PM | 17:245:24 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:245:24 PM | 19:127:12 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:245:24 PM | 17:515:51 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:245:24 PM | 18:456:45 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:467:46 PM | 21:259:25 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:4810:48 PM | 23:4211:42 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4511:45 PM | 24:3312:33 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:425:42 AM+1 | 31:227:22 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |