Tuesday 21 April 2026 · Bucharest, Romania
Maṅgalavāra. Pañcamī began at 01:451:45 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:5010:50 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:226:22 AM
Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0110:01 AM
Śobhana gives way to Atigaṇḍa.
Noon
13:141:14 PM
The Sun 58° above S. Day length 13 h 45 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
06:226:22 AM to 30:216:21 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 Pañcamī | 22:5010:50 PM | Ṣaṣṭhī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 21:299:29 PM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 10:0110:01 AM | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 12:1512:15 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:21 06:216:21 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:005:00 AM | 06:226:22 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:005:00 AM | 05:415:41 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:215:21 AM | 06:226:22 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:226:22 AM | 09:079:07 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:079:07 AM | 11:5211:52 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:079:07 AM | 10:0210:02 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:499:49 AM | 11:3211:32 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4712:47 PM | 13:421:42 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5112:51 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:151:15 PM | 14:582:58 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:281:28 PM | 14:562:56 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:372:37 PM | 17:225:22 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:323:32 PM | 16:274:27 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:414:41 PM | 18:246:24 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:225:22 PM | 20:078:07 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:078:07 PM | 21:299:29 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:078:07 PM | 20:288:28 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:078:07 PM | 21:089:08 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:1312:13 AM+1 | 24:5312:53 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5012:50 AM+1 | 25:381:38 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:165:16 AM+1 | 30:456:45 AM+1 | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |