Monday 17 August 2026 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 19:237:23 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:317:31 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:404:40 AM
Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:216:21 AM
Hasta gives way to Citrā.
Noon
11:4411:44 AM
The Sun 57° above S. Day length 14 h 06 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
04:404:40 AM to 28:424:42 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 | 19:317:31 PM | Ṣaṣṭhī |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 06:216:21 AM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Sādhya | 06:386:38 AM | Śubha |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 07:217:21 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 28:42 04:424:42 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:223:22 AM | 04:404:40 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:223:22 AM | 04:014:01 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:413:41 AM | 04:404:40 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:404:40 AM | 07:307:30 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 06:266:26 AM | 08:128:12 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:307:30 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:589:58 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1611:16 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2011:20 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1212:12 PM | 13:081:08 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:081:08 PM | 15:583:58 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:301:30 PM | 15:153:15 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:052:05 PM | 15:013:01 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:442:44 PM | 16:244:24 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:013:01 PM | 15:583:58 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:583:58 PM | 18:476:47 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:476:47 PM | 20:068:06 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:476:47 PM | 19:077:07 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:476:47 PM | 19:467:46 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2011:20 PM | 24:0812:08 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:4712:47 AM+1 | 26:272:27 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |