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Monday 23 March 2026 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

Caitra Śukla Pañcamī

Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 20:478:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:096:09 PM.

Observed here on this day

Lakṣmī Pañcamī

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

At sunrise

06:156:15 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:277:27 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:2112:21 PM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 12 h 12 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMultan12:2112:21 PM
At noon, 12:2112:21 PM, 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 muhūrta04:404:40 AM–05:285:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:045:04 AM–06:156:15 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5711:57 AM–12:4512:45 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:232:23 PM–15:123:12 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla18:076:07 PM–19:367:36 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:276:27 PM–18:506:50 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:276:27 PM–19:387:38 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:467:46 AM–09:189:18 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:169:16 AM–10:4510:45 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4910:49 AM–12:2112:21 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4512:45 PM–13:341:34 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:521:52 PM–15:243:24 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:123:12 PM–16:014:01 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

Amṛta06:156:15 AM–07:467:46 AMgood
Kāla07:467:46 AM–09:189:18 AMavoid
Śubha09:189:18 AM–10:4910:49 AMgood
Roga10:4910:49 AM–12:2112:21 PMavoid
Udvega12:2112:21 PM–13:521:52 PMavoid
Cara13:521:52 PM–15:243:24 PMneutral
Lābha15:243:24 PM–16:554:55 PMgood
Amṛta16:554:55 PM–18:276:27 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:276:27 PM–19:557:55 PMneutral
Roga19:557:55 PM–21:249:24 PMavoid
Kāla21:249:24 PM–22:5210:52 PMavoid
Lābha22:5210:52 PM–24:2012:20 AM+1good
Udvega24:2012:20 AM+1–25:491:49 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:491:49 AM+1–27:173:17 AM+1good
Amṛta27:173:17 AM+1–28:454:45 AM+1good
Cara28:454:45 AM+1–30:146:14 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:156:15 AM to 30:146:14 AM+1

06:156:15 AM sunrise18:276:27 PM sunsetsunrise 30:146:14 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 18:096:09 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 20:208:20 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 11:5211:52 AM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 07:277:27 AM
Bālavauntil 18:096:09 PM
Kaulavauntil 28:524:52 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:467:46 AM–09:189:18 AM
Abhijit 11:5711:57 AM–12:4512:45 PM
Pradoṣa 18:276:27 PM–20:018:01 PM
Niśītha 23:5611:56 PM–24:4412:44 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. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:189:18 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:4512:45 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  7. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 12 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:018:01 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4412:44 AM+1. 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 Pañcamī18:096:09 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraKṛttikā20:208:20 PMRohiṇī
YogaViṣkambha11:5211:52 AMPrīti
KaraṇaBava07:277:27 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra30:14 06:146:14 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 12 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
08:478:47 AM
Moonset
23:2711:27 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:404:40 AM06:156:15 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:404:40 AM05:285:28 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:045:04 AM06:156:15 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:156:15 AM08:418:41 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:467:46 AM09:189:18 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:418:41 AM11:0811:08 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:169:16 AM10:4510:45 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4910:49 AM12:2112:21 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5711:57 AM12:4512:45 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5711:57 AM12:4512:45 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4512:45 PM13:341:34 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:341:34 PM16:014:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:521:52 PM15:243:24 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:232:23 PM15:123:12 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:123:12 PM16:014:01 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:014:01 PM18:276:27 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:076:07 PM19:367:36 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:276:27 PM20:018:01 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:276:27 PM18:506:50 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:276:27 PM19:387:38 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5611:56 PM24:4412:44 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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