Monday 17 August 2026 · Bucharest, Romania
Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 14:232:23 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:312:31 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:216:21 AM
Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:312:31 PM
Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.
Noon
13:201:20 PM
The Sun 59° above S. Day length 13 h 57 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
06:216:21 AM to 30:226:22 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 | 14:312:31 PM | Ṣaṣṭhī |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 26:29 02:292:29 AM Tue | Svātī |
| Yoga | Śubha | 24:59 00:5912:59 AM Tue | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 14:312:31 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:22 06:226:22 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:015:01 AM | 06:216:21 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:015:01 AM | 05:415:41 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:215:21 AM | 06:216:21 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:216:21 AM | 09:089:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:068:06 AM | 09:509:50 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:089:08 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:449:44 AM | 11:2411:24 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:3511:35 AM | 13:191:19 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5112:51 PM | 13:471:47 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5512:55 PM | 13:431:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:471:47 PM | 14:432:43 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:432:43 PM | 17:305:30 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:043:04 PM | 16:484:48 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:393:39 PM | 16:354:35 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:354:35 PM | 17:305:30 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:305:30 PM | 20:188:18 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:477:47 PM | 21:279:27 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:188:18 PM | 21:389:38 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:188:18 PM | 20:388:38 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:188:18 PM | 21:189:18 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5612:56 AM+1 | 25:441:44 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |