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Monday 23 March 2026 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Caitra Śukla Pañcamī

Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 21:179:17 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:396:39 PM.

Observed here on this day

Lakṣmī Pañcamī

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

At sunrise

06:286:28 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:577:57 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:3312:33 PM

The Sun 68° above S. Day length 12 h 10 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonIndore12:3312:33 PM
At noon, 12:3312:33 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 57° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 22% 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 muhūrta04:544:54 AM–05:415:41 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:175:17 AM–06:286:28 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0912:09 PM–12:5812:58 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:352:35 PM–15:243:24 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla18:376:37 PM–20:068:06 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:396:39 PM–19:027:02 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:396:39 PM–19:497:49 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:008:00 AM–09:319:31 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:469:46 AM–11:1511:15 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0211:02 AM–12:3312:33 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5812:58 PM–13:461:46 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:052:05 PM–15:363:36 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:243:24 PM–16:124:12 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

Amṛta06:286:28 AM–08:008:00 AMgood
Kāla08:008:00 AM–09:319:31 AMavoid
Śubha09:319:31 AM–11:0211:02 AMgood
Roga11:0211:02 AM–12:3312:33 PMavoid
Udvega12:3312:33 PM–14:052:05 PMavoid
Cara14:052:05 PM–15:363:36 PMneutral
Lābha15:363:36 PM–17:075:07 PMgood
Amṛta17:075:07 PM–18:396:39 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:396:39 PM–20:078:07 PMneutral
Roga20:078:07 PM–21:369:36 PMavoid
Kāla21:369:36 PM–23:0411:04 PMavoid
Lābha23:0411:04 PM–24:3312:33+1 AMgood
Udvega24:3312:33+1 AM–26:022:02+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:022:02+1 AM–27:303:30+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:303:30+1 AM–28:594:59+1 AMgood
Cara28:594:59+1 AM–30:276:27+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:286:28 AM to 30:276:27+1 AM

06:286:28 AM sunrise18:396:39 PM sunsetsunrise 30:276:27+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 18:396:39 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 20:508:50 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 12:2212:22 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 07:577:57 AM
Bālavauntil 18:396:39 PM
Kaulavauntil 29:225:22+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:008:00 AM–09:319:31 AM
Abhijit 12:0912:09 PM–12:5812:58 PM
Pradoṣa 18:396:39 PM–20:138:13 PM
Niśītha 24:0912:09+1 AM–24:5712:57+1 AM

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. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:319:31 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:5812:58 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 10 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:138:13 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:5712:57+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī18:396:39 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraKṛttikā20:508:50 PMRohiṇī
YogaViṣkambha12:2212:22 PMPrīti
KaraṇaBava07:577:57 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra30:27 06:276:27 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 10 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
09:179:17 AM
Moonset
23:1911:19 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:544:54 AM06:286:28 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:544:54 AM05:415:41 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:175:17 AM06:286:28 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:286:28 AM08:548:54 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:008:00 AM09:319:31 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:548:54 AM11:2011:20 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:469:46 AM11:1511:15 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:0211:02 AM12:3312:33 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0912:09 PM12:5812:58 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0912:09 PM12:5712:57 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5812:58 PM13:461:46 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:461:46 PM16:124:12 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:052:05 PM15:363:36 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:352:35 PM15:243:24 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:243:24 PM16:124:12 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:124:12 PM18:396:39 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:376:37 PM20:068:06 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:396:39 PM20:138:13 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:396:39 PM19:027:02 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:396:39 PM19:497:49 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0912:09+1 AM24:5712:57+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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