Tuesday 20 January 2026 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 04:454:45 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:135:13+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
08:238:23 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:373:37 PM
Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.
Noon
13:241:24 PM
The Sun 33° above S. Day length 10 h 02 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
08:238:23 AM to 32:228:22+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 | 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 | 32:22 08:228:22 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:316:31 AM | 08:238:23 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:316:31 AM | 07:277:27 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:596:59 AM | 08:238:23 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 08:238:23 AM | 10:2310:23 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 10:2310:23 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:2310:23 AM | 11:0411:04 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:5310:53 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:001:00 PM | 13:481:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:041:04 PM | 13:441:44 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:241:24 PM | 14:392:39 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:242:24 PM | 16:254:25 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:043:04 PM | 15:453:45 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:553:55 PM | 17:105:10 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:254:25 PM | 18:256:25 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:256:25 PM | 20:178:17 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:256:25 PM | 18:536:53 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:256:25 PM | 19:497:49 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 | 24:0012:00+1 AM | 24:5612:56+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:001:00+1 AM | 25:481:48+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:425:42+1 AM | 31:227:22+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |