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Tuesday 20 January 2026 · Thāne, Maharashtra, India

Māgha Śukla Dvitīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 02:152:15 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:432:43 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:157:15 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:071:07 PM

Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.

Noon

12:4912:49 PM

The Sun 51° above S. Day length 11 h 09 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonThāne12:4912:49 PM
At noon, 12:4912:49 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 17° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 17° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:325:32 AM–06:236:23 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:585:58 AM–07:157:15 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2712:27 PM–13:111:11 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:412:41 PM–15:253:25 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:246:24 PM–18:496:49 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:246:24 PM–19:417:41 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:123:12 AM+1–28:524:52 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:299:29 AM–10:1310:13 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0210:02 AM–11:2611:26 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:4912:49 PM–14:132:13 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:363:36 PM–17:005:00 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya17:165:16 PM–18:556:55 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:3211:32 PM–24:2312:23 AM+1an ill-timed muhūrta

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

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

Roga07:157:15 AM–08:388:38 AMavoid
Udvega08:388:38 AM–10:0210:02 AMavoid
Cara10:0210:02 AM–11:2611:26 AMneutral
Lābha11:2611:26 AM–12:4912:49 PMgood
Amṛta12:4912:49 PM–14:132:13 PMgood
Kāla14:132:13 PM–15:363:36 PMavoid
Śubha15:363:36 PM–17:005:00 PMgood
Roga17:005:00 PM–18:246:24 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:246:24 PM–20:008:00 PMavoid
Lābha20:008:00 PM–21:369:36 PMgood
Udvega21:369:36 PM–23:1311:13 PMavoid
Śubha23:1311:13 PM–24:4912:49 AM+1good
Amṛta24:4912:49 AM+1–26:262:26 AM+1good
Cara26:262:26 AM+1–28:024:02 AM+1neutral
Roga28:024:02 AM+1–29:385:38 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:385:38 AM+1–31:157:15 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:157:15 AM to 31:157:15 AM+1

07:157:15 AM sunrise18:246:24 PM sunsetsunrise 31:157:15 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 26:432:43 AM+1
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 13:071:07 PM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 20:018:01 PM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 14:322:32 PM
Kaulavauntil 26:432:43 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2712:27 PM–13:111:11 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:363:36 PM–17:005:00 PM
Pradoṣa 18:246:24 PM–20:068:06 PM
Niśītha 24:2512:25 AM+1–25:131:13 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.

  1. SunriseDvitīyā holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 13:111:11 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:005:00 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 09 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:068:06 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:131:13 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā26:43 02:432:43 AM WedTṛtīyā
NakṣatraŚravaṇa13:071:07 PMDhaniṣṭhā
YogaSiddhi20:018:01 PMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaBālava14:322:32 PMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:15 07:157:15 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 595
Day length
11 h 09 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
08:218:21 AM
Moonset
19:507:50 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:325:32 AM07:157:15 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:325:32 AM06:236:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:585:58 AM07:157:15 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:157:15 AM09:299:29 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:299:29 AM11:4211:42 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:299:29 AM10:1310:13 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0210:02 AM11:2611:26 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:2512:25 PM13:131:13 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2712:27 PM13:111:11 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:4912:49 PM14:132:13 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:561:56 PM16:104:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:412:41 PM15:253:25 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:363:36 PM17:005:00 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:104:10 PM18:246:24 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:165:16 PM18:556:55 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:246:24 PM20:068:06 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:246:24 PM18:496:49 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:246:24 PM19:417:41 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:3211:32 PM24:2312:23 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:2512:25 AM+125:131:13 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:123:12 AM+128:524:52 AM+1sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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