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Monday 23 March 2026 · Datong, Shanxi, 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

06:266:26 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:2710:27 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:3312:33 PM

The Sun 51° above S. Day length 12 h 15 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3312:33 PM
At noon, 12:3312:33 PM, 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 muhūrta04:524:52 AM–05:395:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:165:16 AM–06:266:26 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0912:09 PM–12:5812:58 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:362:36 PM–15:253:25 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:416:41 PM–19:057:05 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:416:41 PM–19:527:52 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:079:07 PM–22:3610:36 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:587:58 AM–09:309:30 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0211:02 AM–12:3412:34 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:1612:16 PM–13:451:45 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:5812:58 PM–13:471:47 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:062:06 PM–15:383:38 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:253:25 PM–16:144:14 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

Amṛta06:266:26 AM–07:587:58 AMgood
Kāla07:587:58 AM–09:309:30 AMavoid
Śubha09:309:30 AM–11:0211:02 AMgood
Roga11:0211:02 AM–12:3412:34 PMavoid
Udvega12:3412:34 PM–14:062:06 PMavoid
Cara14:062:06 PM–15:383:38 PMneutral
Lābha15:383:38 PM–17:095:09 PMgood
Amṛta17:095:09 PM–18:416:41 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:416:41 PM–20:098:09 PMneutral
Roga20:098:09 PM–21:379:37 PMavoid
Kāla21:379:37 PM–23:0511:05 PMavoid
Lābha23:0511:05 PM–24:3312:33 AM+1good
Udvega24:3312:33 AM+1–26:012:01 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:012:01 AM+1–27:293:29 AM+1good
Amṛta27:293:29 AM+1–28:574:57 AM+1good
Cara28:574:57 AM+1–30:256:25 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:266:26 AM to 30:256:25 AM+1

06:266:26 AM sunrise18:416:41 PM sunsetsunrise 30:256:25 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 07:587:58 AM–09:309:30 AM
Abhijit 12:0912:09 PM–12:5812:58 PM
Pradoṣa 18:416:41 PM–20:158:15 PM
Niśītha 24:0912:09 AM+1–24:5712:57 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 09:309:30 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:5812:58 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 15 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:158:15 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:5712:57 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
VāraSomavāra30:25 06:256:25 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 15 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
08:268:26 AM
Moonset
24:0412:04 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:524:52 AM06:266:26 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:524:52 AM05:395:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:165:16 AM06:266:26 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:266:26 AM08:538:53 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:587:58 AM09:309:30 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:538:53 AM11:2011:20 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:0211:02 AM12:3412:34 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0912:09 PM12:5812:58 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1012:10 PM12:5812:58 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:1612:16 PM13:451:45 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5812:58 PM13:471:47 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:471:47 PM16:144:14 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:062:06 PM15:383:38 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:362:36 PM15:253:25 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:253:25 PM16:144:14 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:144:14 PM18:416:41 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:416:41 PM20:158:15 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:416:41 PM19:057:05 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:416:41 PM19:527:52 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
Niśīthamidnight24:0912:09 AM+124:5712:57 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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