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Monday 23 March 2026 · Linyi, Shandong, 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

06:076:07 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:2710:27 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:1312:13 PM

The Sun 56° above S. Day length 12 h 13 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLinyi12:1312:13 PM
At noon, 12:1312:13 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 muhūrta04:334:33 AM–05:205:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:564:56 AM–06:076:07 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4911:49 AM–12:3812:38 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:162:16 PM–15:053:05 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:206:20 PM–18:446:44 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:206:20 PM–19:317:31 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:079:07 PM–22:3610:36 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:397:39 AM–09:109:10 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4210:42 AM–12:1412:14 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:1612:16 PM–13:451:45 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:3812:38 PM–13:271:27 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:451:45 PM–15:173:17 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:053:05 PM–15:543:54 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

Amṛta06:076:07 AM–07:397:39 AMgood
Kāla07:397:39 AM–09:109:10 AMavoid
Śubha09:109:10 AM–10:4210:42 AMgood
Roga10:4210:42 AM–12:1412:14 PMavoid
Udvega12:1412:14 PM–13:451:45 PMavoid
Cara13:451:45 PM–15:173:17 PMneutral
Lābha15:173:17 PM–16:484:48 PMgood
Amṛta16:484:48 PM–18:206:20 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:206:20 PM–19:487:48 PMneutral
Roga19:487:48 PM–21:169:16 PMavoid
Kāla21:169:16 PM–22:4510:45 PMavoid
Lābha22:4510:45 PM–24:1312:13+1 AMgood
Udvega24:1312:13+1 AM–25:411:41+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:411:41+1 AM–27:093:09+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:093:09+1 AM–28:374:37+1 AMgood
Cara28:374:37+1 AM–30:066:06+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:076:07 AM to 30:066:06+1 AM

06:076:07 AM sunrise18:206:20 PM sunsetsunrise 30:066:06+1 AM
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 07:397:39 AM–09:109:10 AM
Abhijit 11:4911:49 AM–12:3812:38 PM
Pradoṣa 18:206:20 PM–19:547:54 PM
Niśītha 23:4911:49 PM–24:3712:37+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. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:109:10 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3812:38 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 13 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:547:54 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3712:37+1 AM. 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
VāraSomavāra30:06 06:066:06 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 13 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
08:218:21 AM
Moonset
23:2511:25 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:334:33 AM06:076:07 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:334:33 AM05:205:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:564:56 AM06:076:07 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:076:07 AM08:348:34 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:397:39 AM09:109:10 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:348:34 AM11:0011:00 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4210:42 AM12:1412:14 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4911:49 AM12:3812:38 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5011:50 AM12:3812:38 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 muhūrta12:3812:38 PM13:271:27 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:271:27 PM15:543:54 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:451:45 PM15:173:17 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:162:16 PM15:053:05 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:053:05 PM15:543:54 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:543:54 PM18:206:20 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:206:20 PM19:547:54 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:206:20 PM18:446:44 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:206:20 PM19:317:31 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
Niśīthamidnight23:4911:49 PM24:3712:37+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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