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Tuesday 21 April 2026 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

Vaiśākha Śukla Pañcamī

Maṅgalavāra. Pañcamī began at 03:453:45 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:5012:50 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Śaṅkara Jayantī

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

At sunrise

05:415:41 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:0112:01 PM

Śobhana gives way to Atigaṇḍa.

Noon

12:1312:13 PM

The Sun 72° above S. Day length 13 h 04 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMultan12:1312:13 PM
At noon, 12:1312:13 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 53° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 20% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 53° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:144:14 AM–04:574:57 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:364:36 AM–05:415:41 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4711:47 AM–12:3912:39 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:242:24 PM–15:163:16 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:283:28 PM–16:564:56 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:456:45 PM–19:077:07 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:456:45 PM–19:507:50 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya06:446:44 AM–08:128:12 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta08:188:18 AM–09:109:10 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:578:57 AM–10:3510:35 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1312:13 PM–13:511:51 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:293:29 PM–17:075:07 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:0711:07 PM–23:5111:51 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

Roga05:415:41 AM–07:197:19 AMavoid
Udvega07:197:19 AM–08:578:57 AMavoid
Cara08:578:57 AM–10:3510:35 AMneutral
Lābha10:3510:35 AM–12:1312:13 PMgood
Amṛta12:1312:13 PM–13:511:51 PMgood
Kāla13:511:51 PM–15:293:29 PMavoid
Śubha15:293:29 PM–17:075:07 PMgood
Roga17:075:07 PM–18:456:45 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:456:45 PM–20:078:07 PMavoid
Lābha20:078:07 PM–21:299:29 PMgood
Udvega21:299:29 PM–22:5110:51 PMavoid
Śubha22:5110:51 PM–24:1312:13 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1312:13 AM+1–25:341:34 AM+1good
Cara25:341:34 AM+1–26:562:56 AM+1neutral
Roga26:562:56 AM+1–28:184:18 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:184:18 AM+1–29:405:40 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:415:41 AM to 29:405:40 AM+1

05:415:41 AM sunrise18:456:45 PM sunsetsunrise 29:405:40 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 24:5012:50 AM+1
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 23:2911:29 PM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 12:0112:01 PM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 14:152:15 PM
Bālavauntil 24:5012:50 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4711:47 AM–12:3912:39 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:293:29 PM–17:075:07 PM
Pradoṣa 18:456:45 PM–20:128:12 PM
Niśītha 23:4911:49 PM–24:3712:37 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:3912:39 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:075:07 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 04 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:128:12 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3712:37 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī24:50 00:5012:50 AM WedṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā23:2911:29 PMĀrdrā
YogaŚobhana12:0112:01 PMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaBava14:152:15 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:40 05:405:40 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 686
Day length
13 h 04 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
08:308:30 AM
Moonset
23:2911:29 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:144:14 AM05:415:41 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:144:14 AM04:574:57 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:364:36 AM05:415:41 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:415:41 AM08:188:18 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:446:44 AM08:128:12 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:188:18 AM10:5510:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:188:18 AM09:109:10 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:578:57 AM10:3510:35 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4711:47 AM12:3912:39 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4911:49 AM12:3712:37 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1312:13 PM13:511:51 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:311:31 PM16:084:08 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:242:24 PM15:163:16 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:283:28 PM16:564:56 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:293:29 PM17:075:07 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:084:08 PM18:456:45 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:456:45 PM20:128:12 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:456:45 PM19:077:07 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:456:45 PM19:507:50 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0711:07 PM23:5111:51 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4911:49 PM24:3712:37 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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