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Tuesday 21 April 2026 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Vaiśākha Śukla Pañcamī

Maṅgalavāra. Pañcamī began at 01:451:45 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:5010:50 PM.

Observed here on this day

Śaṅkara Jayantī

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

At sunrise

05:065:06 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:0110:01 AM

Śobhana gives way to Atigaṇḍa.

Noon

11:3311:33 AM

The Sun 77° above S. Day length 12 h 53 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3311:33 AM
At noon, 11:3311:33 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 54° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 20% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 54° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:373:37 AM–04:224:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:004:00 AM–05:065:06 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0711:07 AM–11:5911:59 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:281:28 PM–14:562:56 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:332:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:595:59 PM–18:216:21 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:595:59 PM–19:067:06 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta07:417:41 AM–08:328:32 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:208:20 AM–09:569:56 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:3311:33 AM–13:091:09 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:462:46 PM–16:234:23 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:2610:26 PM–23:1011:10 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

Roga05:065:06 AM–06:436:43 AMavoid
Udvega06:436:43 AM–08:208:20 AMavoid
Cara08:208:20 AM–09:569:56 AMneutral
Lābha09:569:56 AM–11:3311:33 AMgood
Amṛta11:3311:33 AM–13:091:09 PMgood
Kāla13:091:09 PM–14:462:46 PMavoid
Śubha14:462:46 PM–16:234:23 PMgood
Roga16:234:23 PM–17:595:59 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:595:59 PM–19:227:22 PMavoid
Lābha19:227:22 PM–20:468:46 PMgood
Udvega20:468:46 PM–22:0910:09 PMavoid
Śubha22:0910:09 PM–23:3211:32 PMgood
Amṛta23:3211:32 PM–24:5612:56 AM+1good
Cara24:5612:56 AM+1–26:192:19 AM+1neutral
Roga26:192:19 AM+1–27:423:42 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:423:42 AM+1–29:065:06 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:065:06 AM to 29:065:06 AM+1

05:065:06 AM sunrise17:595:59 PM sunsetsunrise 29:065:06 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 22:5010:50 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 21:299:29 PM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 10:0110:01 AM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 12:1512:15 PM
Bālavauntil 22:5010:50 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:0711:07 AM–11:5911:59 AM
Rāhu kāla 14:462:46 PM–16:234:23 PM
Pradoṣa 17:595:59 PM–19:287:28 PM
Niśītha 23:0811:08 PM–23:5611:56 PM

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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:5911:59 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:234:23 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 53 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:287:28 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  9. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 23:5611:56 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī22:5010:50 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā21:299:29 PMĀrdrā
YogaŚobhana10:0110:01 AMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaBava12:1512:15 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:06 05:065:06 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 686
Day length
12 h 53 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
08:088:08 AM
Moonset
22:3710:37 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:373:37 AM05:065:06 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:373:37 AM04:224:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:004:00 AM05:065:06 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:065:06 AM07:417:41 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon07:417:41 AM10:1510:15 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:417:41 AM08:328:32 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:208:20 AM09:569:56 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0711:07 AM11:5911:59 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:0911:09 AM11:5711:57 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:3311:33 AM13:091:09 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5012:50 PM15:253:25 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:281:28 PM14:562:56 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:332:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:462:46 PM16:234:23 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:253:25 PM17:595:59 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:595:59 PM19:287:28 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:595:59 PM18:216:21 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:595:59 PM19:067:06 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:2610:26 PM23:1011:10 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:0811:08 PM23:5611:56 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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