12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031
March 2026 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 23 March 2026 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Caitra Śukla Pañcamī

Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 18:476:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:094:09 PM.

Observed here on this day

Lakṣmī Pañcamī

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

At sunrise

05:355:35 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:529:52 AM

Viṣkambha gives way to Prīti.

Noon

11:4011:40 AM

The Sun 66° above S. Day length 12 h 11 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4011:40 AM
At noon, 11:4011:40 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 57° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 23% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 57° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:014:01 AM–04:484:48 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:244:24 AM–05:355:35 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1611:16 AM–12:0512:05 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:312:31 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:074:07 PM–17:365:36 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:465:46 PM–18:106:10 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:465:46 PM–18:576:57 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:077:07 AM–08:388:38 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya07:167:16 AM–08:458:45 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0910:09 AM–11:4111:41 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0512:05 PM–12:5412:54 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:121:12 PM–14:432:43 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:312:31 PM–15:203:20 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

Amṛta05:355:35 AM–07:077:07 AMgood
Kāla07:077:07 AM–08:388:38 AMavoid
Śubha08:388:38 AM–10:0910:09 AMgood
Roga10:0910:09 AM–11:4111:41 AMavoid
Udvega11:4111:41 AM–13:121:12 PMavoid
Cara13:121:12 PM–14:432:43 PMneutral
Lābha14:432:43 PM–16:154:15 PMgood
Amṛta16:154:15 PM–17:465:46 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:465:46 PM–19:157:15 PMneutral
Roga19:157:15 PM–20:438:43 PMavoid
Kāla20:438:43 PM–22:1210:12 PMavoid
Lābha22:1210:12 PM–23:4011:40 PMgood
Udvega23:4011:40 PM–25:091:09 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:091:09 AM+1–26:372:37 AM+1good
Amṛta26:372:37 AM+1–28:064:06 AM+1good
Cara28:064:06 AM+1–29:345:34 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:355:35 AM to 29:345:34 AM+1

05:355:35 AM sunrise17:465:46 PM sunsetsunrise 29:345:34 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 16:094:09 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 18:206:20 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 09:529:52 AM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 16:094:09 PM
Kaulavauntil 26:522:52 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:077:07 AM–08:388:38 AM
Abhijit 11:1611:16 AM–12:0512:05 PM
Pradoṣa 17:465:46 PM–19:207:20 PM
Niśītha 23:1611:16 PM–24:0412:04 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 08:388:38 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:0512:05 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  6. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 11 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:207:20 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0412:04 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī16:094:09 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraKṛttikā18:206:20 PMRohiṇī
YogaViṣkambha09:529:52 AMPrīti
KaraṇaBālava16:094:09 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra29:34 05:345:34 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 11 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
08:228:22 AM
Moonset
22:3710:37 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:014:01 AM05:355:35 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:014:01 AM04:484:48 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:244:24 AM05:355:35 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:355:35 AM08:018:01 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:077:07 AM08:388:38 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:167:16 AM08:458:45 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:018:01 AM10:2810:28 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0910:09 AM11:4111:41 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1611:16 AM12:0512:05 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1711:17 AM12:0512:05 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0512:05 PM12:5412:54 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5412:54 PM15:203:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:121:12 PM14:432:43 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:312:31 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:312:31 PM15:203:20 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:203:20 PM17:465:46 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:074:07 PM17:365:36 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:465:46 PM19:207:20 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:465:46 PM18:106:10 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:465:46 PM18:576:57 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1611:16 PM24:0412:04 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
This page as JSON · Markdown · ICS
Profile
pac-rp@2026.1 · upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Ayanāṃśa
lahiri-iae1985 · 24°13′30″
Engine · ruleset
0.1.0 · 2026.3-draft
Place
25°17′ N 51°32′ E · GeoNames 290030
‹ Sun 22 MarTodayTue 24 Mar ›