12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031
March 2026 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 23 March 2026 · Bucharest, Romania

Caitra Śukla Pañcamī

Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 17:475:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:093:09 PM.

Observed here on this day

Lakṣmī Pañcamī

Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:146:14 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:528:52 AM

Viṣkambha gives way to Prīti.

Noon

12:2212:22 PM

The Sun 47° above S. Day length 12 h 17 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBucharest12:2212:22 PM
At noon, 12:2212:22 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 58° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 24% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 58° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:404:40 AM–05:275:27 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:035:03 AM–06:146:14 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5811:58 AM–12:4712:47 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:252:25 PM–15:153:15 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:073:07 PM–16:364:36 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:316:31 PM–18:556:55 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:316:31 PM–19:417:41 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya06:166:16 AM–07:457:45 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla07:467:46 AM–09:189:18 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:5010:50 AM–12:2312:23 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4712:47 PM–13:361:36 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:551:55 PM–15:273:27 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:153:15 PM–16:044:04 PMan 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

Amṛta06:146:14 AM–07:467:46 AMgood
Kāla07:467:46 AM–09:189:18 AMavoid
Śubha09:189:18 AM–10:5010:50 AMgood
Roga10:5010:50 AM–12:2312:23 PMavoid
Udvega12:2312:23 PM–13:551:55 PMavoid
Cara13:551:55 PM–15:273:27 PMneutral
Lābha15:273:27 PM–16:594:59 PMgood
Amṛta16:594:59 PM–18:316:31 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:316:31 PM–19:597:59 PMneutral
Roga19:597:59 PM–21:269:26 PMavoid
Kāla21:269:26 PM–22:5410:54 PMavoid
Lābha22:5410:54 PM–24:2212:22 AM+1good
Udvega24:2212:22 AM+1–25:491:49 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:491:49 AM+1–27:173:17 AM+1good
Amṛta27:173:17 AM+1–28:444:44 AM+1good
Cara28:444:44 AM+1–30:126:12 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:146:14 AM to 30:126:12 AM+1

06:146:14 AM sunrise18:316:31 PM sunsetsunrise 30:126:12 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 15:093:09 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 17:205:20 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 08:528:52 AM
Prītiuntil 29:385:38 AM+1
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 15:093:09 PM
Kaulavauntil 25:521:52 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:467:46 AM–09:189:18 AM
Abhijit 11:5811:58 AM–12:4712:47 PM
Pradoṣa 18:316:31 PM–20:058:05 PM
Niśītha 23:5811:58 PM–24:4612:46 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. SunrisePañcamī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:189:18 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4712:47 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  6. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  7. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 17 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:058:05 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4612:46 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī15:093:09 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraKṛttikā17:205:20 PMRohiṇī
YogaViṣkambha08:528:52 AMPrīti
KaraṇaBālava15:093:09 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra30:12 06:126:12 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 657
Day length
12 h 17 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
08:098:09 AM
Moonset
24:2912:29 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:404:40 AM06:146:14 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:404:40 AM05:275:27 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:035:03 AM06:146:14 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:146:14 AM08:418:41 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:166:16 AM07:457:45 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:467:46 AM09:189:18 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:418:41 AM11:0911:09 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:5010:50 AM12:2312:23 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5811:58 AM12:4712:47 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5911:59 AM12:4712:47 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4712:47 PM13:361:36 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:361:36 PM16:044:04 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:551:55 PM15:273:27 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:252:25 PM15:153:15 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:073:07 PM16:364:36 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:153:15 PM16:044:04 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:044:04 PM18:316:31 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:316:31 PM20:058:05 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:316:31 PM18:556:55 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:316:31 PM19:417:41 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5811:58 PM24:4612:46 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
This page as JSON · Markdown · ICS
Profile
pac-rp@2026.1 · upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Ayanāṃśa
lahiri-iae1985 · 24°13′30″
Engine · ruleset
0.1.0 · 2026.3-draft
Place
44°26′ N 26°06′ E · GeoNames 683506
‹ Sun 22 MarTodayTue 24 Mar ›