Monday 17 August 2026 · Datong, Shanxi, 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
05:405:40 AM
Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:216:21 AM
Hasta gives way to Citrā.
Noon
12:3112:31 PM
The Sun 63° above S. Day length 13 h 41 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
05:405:40 AM to 29:415:41 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 | 29:41 05:415:41 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:184:18 AM | 05:405:40 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:184:18 AM | 04:594:59 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:384:38 AM | 05:405:40 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:405:40 AM | 08:248:24 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:237:23 AM | 09:059:05 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:248:24 AM | 11:0911:09 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4810:48 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0312:03 PM | 12:5812:58 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0712:07 PM | 12:5512:55 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5812:58 PM | 13:531:53 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:531:53 PM | 16:374:37 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:132:13 PM | 15:563:56 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:442:44 PM | 16:244:24 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:482:48 PM | 15:423:42 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:423:42 PM | 16:374:37 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:374:37 PM | 19:217:21 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:217:21 PM | 20:448:44 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:217:21 PM | 19:427:42 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:217:21 PM | 20:238:23 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0712:07 AM+1 | 24:5512:55 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 |