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Monday 23 March 2026 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Caitra Śukla Pañcamī

Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 23:4711:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:099:09 PM.

Observed here on this day

Lakṣmī Pañcamī

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

At sunrise

05:385:38 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:2710:27 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

11:4711:47 AM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 12 h 17 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4711:47 AM
At noon, 11:4711:47 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 55° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 21% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 55° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:044:04 AM–04:514:51 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:284:28 AM–05:385:38 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2211:22 AM–12:1212:12 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:501:50 PM–14:392:39 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:565:56 PM–18:196:19 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:565:56 PM–19:067:06 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:079:07 PM–22:3610:36 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:117:11 AM–08:438:43 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:1510:15 AM–11:4711:47 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1212:12 PM–13:011:01 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya12:1612:16 PM–13:451:45 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika13:191:19 PM–14:512:51 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:392:39 PM–15:283:28 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

Amṛta05:385:38 AM–07:117:11 AMgood
Kāla07:117:11 AM–08:438:43 AMavoid
Śubha08:438:43 AM–10:1510:15 AMgood
Roga10:1510:15 AM–11:4711:47 AMavoid
Udvega11:4711:47 AM–13:191:19 PMavoid
Cara13:191:19 PM–14:512:51 PMneutral
Lābha14:512:51 PM–16:244:24 PMgood
Amṛta16:244:24 PM–17:565:56 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:565:56 PM–19:237:23 PMneutral
Roga19:237:23 PM–20:518:51 PMavoid
Kāla20:518:51 PM–22:1910:19 PMavoid
Lābha22:1910:19 PM–23:4611:46 PMgood
Udvega23:4611:46 PM–25:141:14 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:141:14 AM+1–26:412:41 AM+1good
Amṛta26:412:41 AM+1–28:094:09 AM+1good
Cara28:094:09 AM+1–29:365:36 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:385:38 AM to 29:365:36 AM+1

05:385:38 AM sunrise17:565:56 PM sunsetsunrise 29:365:36 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 21:099:09 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 23:2011:20 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 14:522:52 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 10:2710:27 AM
Bālavauntil 21:099:09 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:117:11 AM–08:438:43 AM
Abhijit 11:2211:22 AM–12:1212:12 PM
Pradoṣa 17:565:56 PM–19:297:29 PM
Niśītha 23:2211:22 PM–24:1012:10 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 08:438:43 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1212:12 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 17 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:297:29 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:1012:10 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī21:099:09 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraKṛttikā23:2011:20 PMRohiṇī
YogaViṣkambha14:522:52 PMPrīti
KaraṇaBava10:2710:27 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra29:36 05:365:36 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
Meṣa
Moonrise
07:147:14 AM
Moonset
23:4311:43 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:044:04 AM05:385:38 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:044:04 AM04:514:51 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:284:28 AM05:385:38 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:385:38 AM08:068:06 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:117:11 AM08:438:43 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:068:06 AM10:3310:33 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:1510:15 AM11:4711:47 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2211:22 AM12:1212:12 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2311:23 AM12:1112:11 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1212:12 PM13:011:01 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:1612:16 PM13:451:45 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:011:01 PM15:283:28 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:191:19 PM14:512:51 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:501:50 PM14:392:39 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:392:39 PM15:283:28 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:283:28 PM17:565:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:565:56 PM19:297:29 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:565:56 PM18:196:19 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:565:56 PM19:067:06 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:079:07 PM22:3610:36 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2211:22 PM24:1012:10 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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